BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1577
ga.mul — Gamul
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.17 § Gamul = "weaned" a priest, the leader of the 22nd course in the service of the sanctuary
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1014
bet ga.mul — Beth-gamul
§ Beth-gamul = "house of recompense" a place in Moab
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Weaned the leader of one of the priestly courses (1 Chr. 24:17).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
