Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To pummel; or (n.) a knob or ball; as on a pommel horse. 2. (n.) The knob on the hilt of a sword. 3. (n.) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. 4. (n.) The top (of the head). 5. (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. 6. (v. t.) To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia POMMEL pum'-el (2 Chronicles 4:12, 13): the Revised Version (British and American) reads "bowl" (which see).

Multi-Version Concordance Pommel (1 Occurrence) 1 Corinthians 9:27 but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. (See RSV)