maul Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
maul in Easton's Bible Dictionary
an old name for a mallet, the rendering of the Hebrew mephits (Prov. 25:18), properly a war-club.
maul in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(i.e. a hammer), a sort of battleaxe or hammer, used as an implement of war. #Pr. 25:18|
maul in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MAUL , a mace, club, or hammer, much used in Oriental warfare, and used with frightful effect. Prov 25:18.
maul in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A hammer: meefits, mafts (Proverbs 25:18). In Jeremiah 51:20 translated "maul" for "battle axe." So Jeremiah 50:23 Babylon "the hammer of the whole earth," i.e. the mace or war club; as the king of the Franks was Charles "Martel," i.e. little hammer. (Nahum 2:1.)