3760. Karmel

Strong's Lexicon

Karmel: Carmel

Original Word: כַּרְמֶל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Karmel
Pronunciation: kar-MEL
Phonetic Spelling: (kar-mel')
Definition: Carmel
Meaning: Karmel

Word Origin: Derived from the root word כֶּרֶם (kerem), meaning "vineyard" or "orchard."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "Carmel," the concept of a fertile and fruitful land is echoed in Greek terms like "καρπός" (karpos), meaning "fruit."

Usage: The term "Carmel" refers to a fertile, fruitful region or mountain range in Israel. It is often associated with lushness and abundance, symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. In the Bible, Carmel is noted for its beauty and agricultural richness.

Cultural and Historical Background: Mount Carmel is a significant geographical landmark in Israel, located near the Mediterranean Sea. It has been a site of religious and historical importance throughout biblical history. The area was known for its vineyards and orchards, making it a symbol of fertility and divine favor. Carmel was also a center of Baal worship, which the prophet Elijah famously confronted.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as kerem
Definition
a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron
NASB Translation
Carmel (22).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. כַּרְמֶל proper name, of a mountain and city Carmel: —

1 mountain-promontory on Mediterranean, with fertile slopes, Tel el-Amarna (Ginti-) Kirmil, Jastr^{JBL xi. 1892, 115}; Joshua 19:26, ׳הַרהַֿכּ 1 Kings 18:19,20; 2 Kings 2:25; 2 Kings 4:25; ׳ראֹשׁ הַכּ Amos 1:2; Amos 9:3; 1 Kings 18:42; with article also Joshua 12:22; and, + בָּשָׁן, Jeremiah 50:19, as pasturage (in figurative of Israel as flock of ׳י), compare (׳כ without article) Micah 7:14 (less probably rend. garden-land, I. כַּרְמִל, so We GASm); ׳הַכּ Isaiah 35:2 ( + הַלְּבָּנוֺן הַשָּׁרוֺן) ׳כ Isaiah 33:9 (+ לְבָנוֺן הַשָּׁרוֺן and בָּשָׁן, marking extent of land), Nahum 1:4 (+ לְבָנוֺן בָּשָׁן); כְּכַרְמֶל בַּיָּם Jeremiah 46:18 (simile of Nebuchadnezzar); Cant 7:6 ׳ראֹשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכּ (but see כַּרְמִיל); — on Carmel see GASm^{G. 337 ff.} Buhl^{G. 23.}

2 city, 3 h. south of Hebron, כַּרְמֶל Joshua 15:55; ׳בַּכּ 1 Samuel 25:2 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 25:7; כַּרְמֶ֫לָה 1 Samuel 25:5 (= to Carmel); הַכַּרְמֶ֫לָה 1 Samuel 15:12; 1 Samuel 25:40. — Modern Kurmul, Rob ^{BR i. 492-498, ii. 97} Buhl^{G. 163}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Carmel, fruitful plentiful field, place

The same as karmel; Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine -- Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).

see HEBREW karmel

Forms and Transliterations

בְּכַרְמֶל֙ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל בכרמל בכרמל׃ הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ הכרמל הכרמל׃ הכרמלה וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וְכַרְמֶֽל׃ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל ובכרמל וככרמל וכרמל וכרמל׃ כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל כַּרְמֶ֑ל כַּרְמֶ֖ל כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙ ככרמל כרמל כרמלה לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל לכרמל bak·kar·mel ḇak·kar·mel bakkarmel ḇakkarmel bə·ḵar·mel becharMel bəḵarmel charMelah hak·kar·me·lāh hak·kar·mel hakkarmel hakkarMelah hakkarmelāh kak·kar·mel kakkarmel ḵar·me·lāh kar·mel karmel ḵarmelāh lak·kar·mel lakkarmel ū·ḇak·kar·mel ū·ḵə·ḵar·mel ūḇakkarmel uchecharMel ūḵəḵarmel uvakkarMel vakkarMel vecharMel wə·ḵar·mel wəḵarmel

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 12:22
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ יָקְנֳעָ֥ם לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃
NAS: the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
KJV: the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
INT: the king of Jokneam Carmel one

Joshua 15:55
HEB: מָע֥וֹן ׀ כַּרְמֶ֖ל וָזִ֥יף וְיוּטָּֽה׃
NAS: Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah,
KJV: Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
INT: Maon Carmel and Ziph and Juttah

Joshua 19:26
HEB: וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל וּפָגַ֤ע בְּכַרְמֶל֙ הַיָּ֔מָּה וּבְשִׁיח֖וֹר
NAS: and it reached to Carmel on the west
KJV: and reacheth to Carmel westward,
INT: and Mishal reached to Carmel the west Shihor-libnath

1 Samuel 15:12
HEB: בָּֽא־ שָׁא֤וּל הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וְהִנֵּ֨ה מַצִּ֥יב
NAS: came to Carmel, and behold,
KJV: came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up
INT: came Saul to Carmel and behold set

1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל
NAS: whose business was in Carmel; and the man
KJV: whose possessions [were] in Carmel; and the man
INT: Maon business Carmel and the man rich

1 Samuel 25:2
HEB: אֶת־ צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃
NAS: his sheep in Carmel
KJV: his sheep in Carmel.
INT: was shearing his sheep Carmel

1 Samuel 25:5
HEB: לַנְּעָרִ֗ים עֲל֤וּ כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־
NAS: Go up to Carmel, visit
KJV: Get you up to Carmel, and go
INT: men Go to Carmel and go about

1 Samuel 25:7
HEB: יְמֵ֖י הֱיוֹתָ֥ם בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃
NAS: all the days they were in Carmel.
KJV: unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
INT: the days have been Carmel

1 Samuel 25:40
HEB: אֶל־ אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙
NAS: to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke
KJV: to Abigail to Carmel, they spake
INT: to Abigail Carmel spoke to her

1 Kings 18:19
HEB: אֶל־ הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וְאֶת־ נְבִיאֵ֨י
NAS: at Mount Carmel, [together] with 450
KJV: unto mount Carmel, and the prophets
INT: unto mount Carmel prophets of Baal

1 Kings 18:20
HEB: אֶל־ הַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃
NAS: together at Mount Carmel.
KJV: together unto mount Carmel.
INT: at Mount Carmel

1 Kings 18:42
HEB: אֶל־ רֹ֤אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶל֙ וַיִּגְהַ֣ר אַ֔רְצָה
NAS: up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down
KJV: to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down
INT: to the top of Carmel crouched the earth

2 Kings 2:25
HEB: אֶל־ הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וּמִשָּׁ֖ם שָׁ֥ב
NAS: to Mount Carmel, and from there
KJV: from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned
INT: to Mount Carmel there returned

2 Kings 4:25
HEB: אֶל־ הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וַ֠יְהִי כִּרְא֨וֹת
NAS: to Mount Carmel. When the man
KJV: to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man
INT: to Mount Carmel become saw

2 Chronicles 26:10
HEB: וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל כִּֽי־ אֹהֵ֥ב
KJV: in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved
INT: and vinedressers the hill Carmel for loved

Songs 7:5
HEB: רֹאשֵׁ֤ךְ עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ כַּכַּרְמֶ֔ל וְדַלַּ֥ת רֹאשֵׁ֖ךְ
NAS: crowns you like Carmel, And the flowing locks
KJV: Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair
INT: your head crowns Carmel and the flowing of your head

Isaiah 33:9
HEB: וְנֹעֵ֥ר בָּשָׁ֖ן וְכַרְמֶֽל׃
NAS: And Bashan and Carmel lose
KJV: and Bashan and Carmel shake off
INT: lose and Bashan and Carmel

Isaiah 35:2
HEB: לָ֔הּ הֲדַ֥ר הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַשָּׁר֑וֹן הֵ֛מָּה
NAS: to it, The majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
KJV: unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon,
INT: will be given the majesty of Carmel and Sharon They

Jeremiah 46:18
HEB: כְּתָב֣וֹר בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל בַּיָּ֥ם יָבֽוֹא׃
NAS: among the mountains, Or like Carmel by the sea.
KJV: [is] among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea,
INT: Tabor the mountains Carmel the sea shall come

Jeremiah 50:19
HEB: נָוֵ֔הוּ וְרָעָ֥ה הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל וְהַבָּשָׁ֑ן וּבְהַ֥ר
NAS: and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan,
KJV: and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan,
INT: pasture will graze Carmel and Bashan the hill

Amos 1:2
HEB: וְיָבֵ֖שׁ רֹ֥אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פ
NAS: And the summit of Carmel dries
KJV: and the top of Carmel shall wither.
INT: dries and the summit of Carmel

Amos 9:3
HEB: יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ
NAS: on the summit of Carmel, I will search
KJV: themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search
INT: hide the summit of Carmel there will search

Micah 7:14
HEB: יַ֖עַר בְּת֣וֹךְ כַּרְמֶ֑ל יִרְע֥וּ בָשָׁ֛ן
KJV: in the midst of Carmel: let them feed
INT: the woodland the midst of Carmel feed Bashan

Nahum 1:4
HEB: אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן
NAS: Bashan and Carmel wither;
KJV: languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower
INT: weak Bashan and Carmel the blossoms of Lebanon

24 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3760
24 Occurrences

bak·kar·mel — 2 Occ.
bə·ḵar·mel — 1 Occ.
ḵar·me·lāh — 1 Occ.
hak·kar·mel — 9 Occ.
hak·kar·me·lāh — 2 Occ.
kak·kar·mel — 1 Occ.
kar·mel — 2 Occ.
lak·kar·mel — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·ḵar·mel — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇak·kar·mel — 1 Occ.
ḇak·kar·mel — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵar·mel — 2 Occ.