HAMUL

ha'-mul (chamul, "pitied," "spared"): A son of Perez, and head of one of the clans of Judah (Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:5; Numbers 26:21). His descendants were called Hamulites.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.