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Hamul
godly; merciful
חָמוּל cha.mul
Hamul (Hebrew: חָמוּל, cha.mul) means “godly; merciful”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 3 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Er in Genesis 46.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Hamul
son of Perez
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:12 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 2:5 |
| Cross-references | 52 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Hezron attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Perez.
- Hezron co-occurrence Appears with Hezron in Genesis 46.
- Perez co-occurrence Appears with Perez in Genesis 46.
- Er co-occurrence Appears with Er in Genesis 46.
- Onan co-occurrence Appears with Onan in Genesis 46.
- Shelah co-occurrence Appears with Shelah in Genesis 46.
- Zerah co-occurrence Appears with Zerah in Genesis 46.
- Judah co-occurrence Appears with Judah in Genesis 46.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.12;
son of: Perez (H6557);
brother of: Hezron (H2696H)
Also named: cha.mu.li (חָמוּלִי "Hamulite" H2539)
§ Hamul = "spared"
the younger son of Pharez, Judah's son by Tamar
Hamul was a son of Perez and a grandson of Judah, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles.
The biblical story
Hamul was a son of Perez and a grandson of Judah, one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Gen.46.12; 1Ch.2.5). He was born to Perez, who was the son of Judah and Tamar (Gen.38.29). Hamul is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah, which is recorded in the book of Genesis when Jacob and his family moved to Egypt during the famine (Gen.46.12). He is also listed in the census of the Israelites taken in the wilderness of Sinai (Num.26.21). The descendants of Hamul, known as the Hamulites, are mentioned as one of the clans of the tribe of Judah (Num.26.21).
Key verses
Hamul appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:12 -
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
Numbers 26:21 -
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
1 Chronicles 2:5
Show all 3 references
Genesis (1)
- Genesis 46:12
Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:21
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 2:5