Word Study · Strong's H3761 · Hebrew
כַּרְמְלִי
Karmeli
kar-mel-ee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Karmᵉlîy
“a Karmelite or inhabitant of Karmel (the town)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Karmelite or inhabitant of Karmel (the town)
Rendered in the KJV as
Carmelite.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י2
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃2
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃2
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֑י1
How it is rendered · 2
- the Carmelite5
- the Carmelite [woman]2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)5
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ngmsa · 5
- HTd/Ngfsa · 2
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 27:3הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃hakarmelitthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.here: the Carmelite [woman]
- 1 Samuel 30:5הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃hakarmelithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.here: the Carmelite
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:2הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃hakarmelithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.here: the Carmelite
- 2 Samuel 3:3הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֑יhakarmelithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;here: the Carmelite
- 2 Samuel 23:35הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יhakarmelithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,here: the Carmelite
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 3:1הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃hakarmelitthe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;here: the Carmelite [woman]
- 1 Chronicles 11:37הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יhakarmelithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,here: the Carmelite