מָלַל (mālal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning rub. It appears
5 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4448).
Also rendered
speak
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1201)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1201)speak, utter, say
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מָלַלverb: speak, utter, say
Piel speak, utter, say
Strong's H4448מָלַל: to speak (mostly poetical) or say KJV:say, speak, utter.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.