Word Study · Strong's H3760 · Hebrew
כַּרְמֶל
Karmel
kar-mel'
“Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל3
- בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃2
- הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל2
- בְּכַרְמֶל֙1
- בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל1
- הַכַּרְמֶל֙1
- הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל1
- הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃1
- הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פ1
- הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙1
- הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה1
- וּכְכַרְמֶ֖ל1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- the Carmel9
- and Carmel2
- in the Carmel2
- the Carmel towards2
- [is] like the Carmel1
- [was] in the Carmel1
- and like Carmel1
- Carmel1
- Carmel towards1
- of the Carmel1
- on Carmel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)9
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Npl · 9
- HRd/Npl · 5
- HC/Npl · 2
- HTd/Npl/Sd · 2
- HC/R/Npl · 1
- HNpl · 1
- HNpl/Sd · 1
- HR/Npl · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Joshua3 occurrences
- Joshua 12:22לַכַּרְמֶ֖לlakarmelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;here: of the Carmel
- Joshua 15:55כַּרְמֶ֖לkarmelproper noun (a name)Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,here: Carmel
- Joshua 19:26בְּכַרְמֶל֙bekharmelpreposition + proper noun (a name)Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,here: on Carmel
1 Samuel6 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 15:12הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙hakarmelahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”here: the Carmel towards
- 1 Samuel 25:2בַכַּרְמֶ֗לvakarmelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.here: [was] in the Carmel
- 1 Samuel 25:2בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃bakarmelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.here: in the Carmel
- 1 Samuel 25:5כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙kharmelahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my namehere: Carmel towards
- 1 Samuel 25:7בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃bakarmelpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.here: in the Carmel
- 1 Samuel 25:40הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהhakarmelahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”here: the Carmel towards
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 18:19הַכַּרְמֶ֑לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”here: the Carmel
- 1 Kings 18:20הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃hakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.here: the Carmel
- 1 Kings 18:42הַכַּרְמֶל֙hakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.here: the Carmel
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:25הַכַּרְמֶ֑לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.here: the Carmel
- 2 Kings 4:25הַכַּרְמֶ֑לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.here: the Carmel
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 33:9וְכַרְמֶֽל׃vekharmelconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.here: and Carmel
- Isaiah 35:2הַכַּרְמֶ֖לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.here: the Carmel
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 46:18וּכְכַרְמֶ֖לukhekharmelconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.here: and like Carmel
- Jeremiah 50:19הַכַּרְמֶ֖לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.here: the Carmel
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 1:2הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ פhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”here: the Carmel
- Amos 9:3הַכַּרְמֶ֔לhakarmelthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.here: the Carmel
Same headword in Strong's