What does גָּמָל (gāmāl) mean in the Bible?
גָּמָל (gāmāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "a camel".
Hebrew · H1581
גָּמָל
A camel
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גָּמָלH1581
Pronunciationgāmāl
What does גָּמָל (gāmāl) mean in the Bible?
גָּמָל (gāmāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "a camel".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 54 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include camels (15), the camels (7), and camels (4), . . . (2), and their camels (2).
Where does גָּמָל (gāmāl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (25), Judges (4), 1 Chronicles (3), 1 Samuel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcamels15×Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 32:15
the camels7×Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:46, Genesis 24:61
and camels4×Genesis 12:16, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:7, 2 Chronicles 14:15
. . .2×Genesis 24:10, 2 Kings 8:9
and their camels2×Judges 6:5, Judges 7:12
for your camels2×Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:44
of camels2×Isaiah 30:6, Isaiah 60:6
of their camels2×Judges 8:21, Judges 8:26
The camel2×Leviticus 11:4, Deuteronomy 14:7
Their camels2×Genesis 37:25, Jeremiah 49:32
with camels2×1 Kings 10:2, 2 Chronicles 9:1
your camels2×Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46
and the camels1×Genesis 24:32
for camels1×Ezekiel 25:5
for the camels1×Genesis 24:31
he made the camels1×Genesis 24:11
her camel1×Genesis 24:64
his camels1×Genesis 24:20
of her camel1×Genesis 31:34
on camels1×Isaiah 21:7
their camels for themselves1×Jeremiah 49:29
to the camels1×Genesis 24:32
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 12:16וּגְמַלִּֽים׃toand camelsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 24:10גְמַלִּ֜יםtocamelsNoun - masculine pluralGenesis 24:10מִגְּמַלֵּ֤יto. . .Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructGenesis 24:11הַגְּמַלִּ֛יםtohe made the camelsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 24:14גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָtoyour camelsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularGenesis 24:19לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙tofor your camelsPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularGenesis 24:20גְּמַלָּֽיו׃tohis camelsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularGenesis 24:22הַגְּמַלִּים֙tothe camelsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 24:30הַגְּמַלִּ֖יםtothe camelsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralGenesis 24:31לַגְּמַלִּֽים׃tofor the camelsPreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 12:16
Aligned rows54
Books represented17
Genesis25Exodus1Leviticus1Deuteronomy1Judges41 Samuel31 Kings12 Kings11 Chronicles32 Chronicles2Ezra1Nehemiah1Job3Isaiah3Jeremiah2Ezekiel1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים3xhag·gə·mal·lîmGenesis 24:30, Genesis 24:46, 1 Samuel 30:17
גָּמָ֑ל2xgā·māl2 Kings 8:9, Isaiah 21:7
גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃2xḡə·mal·lê·hemJudges 8:21, Judges 8:26
גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ2xgə·mal·le·ḵāGenesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46
הַ֠גָּמָל2xhag·gā·mālLeviticus 11:4, Deuteronomy 14:7
הַגְּמַלִּים֙2xhag·gə·mal·lîmGenesis 24:22, Job 1:17
וּגְמַלִּ֖ים2xū·ḡə·mal·lîmGenesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43
בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים1xbag·gə·mal·lîmExodus 9:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural10xGenesis 24:11, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:32
Noun - masculine plural9xGenesis 24:10, Genesis 24:63, 1 Kings 10:2, Nehemiah 7:69
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural6xGenesis 12:16, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, 1 Samuel 27:9
Article | Noun - masculine singular5xGenesis 24:64, Genesis 31:34, Leviticus 11:4, Deuteronomy 14:7
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural5xJudges 8:21, Judges 8:26, 1 Chronicles 5:21, Ezra 2:67
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xGenesis 37:25, Jeremiah 49:29
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xJudges 6:5, Judges 7:12
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular2xGenesis 24:14, Genesis 24:46
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a camel
Source Gloss
a camel
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a camel BDB: camel Usage: camel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.