What does כַּרְמֶל mean in the Bible?
כַּרְמֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "Karmel , the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine".
Hebrew · H3760
כַּרְמֶל
Karmel , the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
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כַּרְמֶל H3760
What does כַּרְמֶל mean in the Bible?
כַּרְמֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "Karmel , the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3760?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Carmel (7), in Carmel (3), of Carmel (3), and Carmel (2), at Carmel (2).
Where does כַּרְמֶל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 12:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (3), Joshua (3), 2 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Carmel 7× Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:20
in Carmel 3× Joshua 12:22, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:7
of Carmel 3× 1 Kings 18:42, Isaiah 35:2, Amos 1:2
and Carmel 2× Isaiah 33:9, Nahum 1:4
at Carmel 2× 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:40
and like Carmel 1× Jeremiah 46:18
like Mount Carmel 1× Song Of Solomon 7:5
on Carmel 1× Jeremiah 50:19
to Carmel 1× 1 Samuel 15:12
was in Carmel 1× 1 Samuel 25:2
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 12:22 לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל to in Carmel Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:55 כַּרְמֶ֖ל to Carmel Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 19:26 בְּכַרְמֶל֙ to Carmel Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 15:12 הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ to to Carmel Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:2 בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל to was in Carmel Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:2 בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ to in Carmel Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:5 כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙ to at Carmel Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:7 בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ to in Carmel Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:40 הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה to at Carmel Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Kings 18:19 הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל to Carmel Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 12:22
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 9
Joshua 3 1 Samuel 6 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Amos 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל 3x hak·kar·mel 1 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 2:25, 2 Kings 4:25
בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ 2x bak·kar·mel 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:7
הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל 2x hak·kar·mel Isaiah 35:2, Jeremiah 50:19
בְּכַרְמֶל֙ 1x bə·ḵar·mel Joshua 19:26
בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל 1x ḇak·kar·mel 1 Samuel 25:2
הַכַּרְמֶל֙ 1x hak·kar·mel 1 Kings 18:42
הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל 1x hak·kar·mel Amos 9:3
הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ 1x hak·kar·mel 1 Kings 18:20
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 9x 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:20, 1 Kings 18:42, 2 Kings 2:25
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:7
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2x 1 Samuel 15:12, 1 Samuel 25:40
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 33:9, Nahum 1:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 46:18
Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 15:55
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 25:5
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 19:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Karmel , the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
Source Gloss
Karmel , the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
Extended definition
Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּרְמֶל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain