Lexical Summary Chamuli: Chamuli Original Word: חָמוּלִי Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hamulites Patronymically from Chamuwl: a Chamulite (collectively) or descendants of Chamul -- Hamulites. see HEBREW Chamuwl NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom Chamul Definition desc. of Hamul NASB Translation Hamulites (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָמוּלִי adjective, of a people of foregoing; only with article ׳הֶחָ, as substantive collective Numbers 26:21. Topical Lexicon חָמוּלִיBiblical Background The lone canonical appearance of the designation “Hamulite” occurs in the second wilderness census: “These were the clans of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul; their registration numbered seventy-six thousand five hundred” (Numbers 26:21). The name points back to Hamul, the younger son of Perez, grandson of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 46:12). Although Hamul was born in Egypt, his descendants became one of two recognized sub-clans within the wider Perezite branch of Judah. Genealogical Significance within Judah Judah’s tribe ultimately provided Israel with its monarchy and, in God’s redemptive design, the Messianic line (Ruth 4:18-22; Matthew 1:3-6). Scripture traces that royal lineage through Perez’s elder line (Hezron), yet the explicit preservation of the Hamulites in the census underscores the breadth of divine promise to Judah: “judicial rule” would not depart from him (Genesis 49:10). Every recorded clan testifies to the fertility and covenant blessing upon Judah during Israel’s sojourn and wilderness years. Historical Context of the Second Census Numbers 26 records the new generation poised to enter Canaan after the judgment of Kadesh-barnea. The Hamulites, counted among seventy-six thousand five hundred Perezites, illustrate remarkable growth from the earlier Sinai census (Numbers 1:27). Their numerical strength contributed materially to Judah’s position as the largest tribe, foreshadowing Judah’s military and territorial prominence in the land allotments (Joshua 15). Theological Reflections 1. Covenant Faithfulness: God’s meticulous cataloging of families—down to sub-clans—confirms His fidelity to Abrahamic promises of posterity (Genesis 15:5). Intertextual Connections • Genesis 46:12 affirms Hamul’s Egyptian birth, a detail highlighting God’s capacity to turn exile into incubation for growth. Ministry Application Pastors and teachers may draw practical lessons from the Hamulites: In the single scriptural mention of חָמוּלִי, Scripture quietly but powerfully communicates that the Lord’s faithfulness encompasses whole generations, preserves individual family stories, and weaves them into the grand tapestry of redemption culminating in Jesus Christ. Forms and Transliterations הֶחָמוּלִֽי׃ החמולי׃ he·ḥā·mū·lî hechamuLi heḥāmūlîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 26:21 HEB: לְחָמ֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי׃ NAS: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. KJV: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. INT: of Hamul the family of the Hamulites 1 Occurrence |
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