H1577 H1577
Gamul (Levitical chief, 'weaned one')
This name, meaning 'weaned', belonged to a chief among the Levitical divisions established by David. The name might commemorate the child's weaning—a significant milestone in ancient Israelite families, often marked by celebration (as with Isaac). Like many priestly names, it preserves a moment from family history: perhaps thanksgiving for a child surviving the vulnerable nursing period.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 1 Chronicles 24:17 lists Gamul as receiving the twenty-second lot in the priestly rotation. His name appears nowhere else in Scripture. The consistent transliteration across languages shows this is recognized as a personal name. The meaning 'weaned' connects to a root used elsewhere for weaning children and also for recompense or reward—both senses of something brought to completion or maturity. 1×
AR["لِجَامُولَ"]·ben["গামুলের-জন্য"]·DE["[לגמול]"]·EN["for-Gamul"]·FR["[לגמול]"]·heb["ל-גמול"]·HI["गामूल-के-लिए"]·ID["bagi-Gamul"]·IT["[לגמול]"]·jav["dhateng-Gamul"]·KO["에게-가물"]·PT["para-Gamul"]·RU["Гамулу"]·ES["para-Gamul"]·SW["kwa-Gamuli"]·TR["Gamul'a"]·urd["جمول-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גָּמוּל n.pr.m. (weaned) a chief of the Levites 1 Ch 24:17. Vid. also בֵּית גָּמוּל (Je 48:23).