מַהֲלֻמָּהmahălummâh

strokes, blows, both times of blows on the body (Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 19:29)

Pronunciation: mah-hal-oom-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4112

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 18:6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating.
  • Proverbs 19:29 Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).