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כַּרְמֶל

𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋

Karemel

H3760 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כרם to tend vines, to cultivate, to be fruitful

Definition

An area of fertile, cultivated land; a proper noun designating both a notable hill region along the Mediterranean coast (Mount Karmel) and a town in the territory of Judah. As a common noun, it refers to an orchard, vineyard, or productive plateau, emphasizing ground bearing lush vegetation or harvestable produce.

Semantic Range

fertile field, productive plateau, orchard, vineyard, name of a prominent hill (Mount Karmel), town in Judah (Karmel)

Root / Etymology

From the root כ-ר-מ (כרם, 'vineyard, cultivated field'), with the -ל ending serving to form a place noun, thus indicating 'place of fertile land' or 'cultivated region.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term כַּרְמֶל is used both as a geographic name (notably for Mount Karmel—an agriculturally rich coastal ridge associated with lush vegetation and important historical events) and as a descriptor for productive, cultivated ground more generally (Isaiah 10:18; Jeremiah 50:19). In the town context, Karmel refers to a settlement in the territory allocated to Judah (Joshua 15:55), not to be confused with Mount Karmel in the north. The word is distinct from כֶּרֶם (kerem, 'vineyard'), though both reflect agricultural fertility. In later periods, the name became associated with the Christian tradition of 'Carmel,' but such uses postdate the biblical period. English translation often uses 'Carmel,' 'fruitful field,' or 'orchard,' but may not always distinguish between the common noun for fertile land and the toponym.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

כרם (k-r-m) — to tend vines, to cultivate, to be fruitful

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3754 כֶּרֶם in the vineyards
H3755 כֹּרֵם vineyard-tenders
H3756 כַּרְמִי Vineyard-born one
H3757 כַּרְמִי the Karmite
H3759 כַּרְמֶל in the fertile land

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3760-03 הַ/כַּרְמֶ֑ל hakaremel HTd/Np Carmel the fertile plateau 9
H3760-04 הַ/כַּרְמֶ֨לָ/ה֙ hakaremelah HTd/Np/Sd Carmel toward the Fertile-Place 2
H3760-12 וְ/כַרְמֶֽל vekharemel HC/Np and Carmel and fertile plateau 2
H3760-06 כַּרְמֶ֖ל karemel HNp Carmel fertile cultivated land 2
H3760-01 בַּ/כַּרְמֶֽל bakaremel HRd/Np in Carmel in the fertile-land region 2
H3760-09 וּ/כְ/כַרְמֶ֖ל ukhekharemel HC/R/Np and like Carmel and like Karmel 1
H3760-08 לַ/כַּרְמֶ֖ל lakaremel HRd/Np of Carmel to the Fertile-Plateau 1
H3760-11 בַ/כַּרְמֶ֗ל vakaremel HRd/Np in Carmel in Fertile-Region 1
H3760-07 כַרְמֶ֨לָ/ה֙ kharemelah HNp/Sd to Carmel toward Karmel 1
H3760-10 וּ/בַ/כַּרְמֶ֔ל uvakaremel HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in Carmel and in the fertile plateau 1

Occurrences in Scripture

24 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3760-08 Joshua 12:22 לַ/כַּרְמֶ֖ל lakaremel HRd/Np of Carmel to the Fertile-Plateau
H3760-06 Joshua 15:55 כַּרְמֶ֖ל karemel HNp Carmel fertile cultivated land
H3760-02 Joshua 19:26 בְּ/כַרְמֶל֙ bekharemel HR/Np to Carmel in Fertile-Land
H3760-04 1 Samuel 15:12 הַ/כַּרְמֶ֨לָ/ה֙ hakaremelah HTd/Np/Sd to-Carmel toward the Fertile-Place
H3760-11 1 Samuel 25:2 בַ/כַּרְמֶ֗ל vakaremel HRd/Np in Carmel in Fertile-Region
H3760-01 1 Samuel 25:2 בַּ/כַּרְמֶֽל bakaremel HRd/Np in Carmel in the fertile-land region
H3760-07 1 Samuel 25:5 כַרְמֶ֨לָ/ה֙ kharemelah HNp/Sd to Carmel toward Karmel
H3760-01 1 Samuel 25:7 בַּ/כַּרְמֶֽל bakaremel HRd/Np in Carmel in the fertile-land region
H3760-04 1 Samuel 25:40 הַ/כַּרְמֶ֑לָ/ה hakaremelah HTd/Np/Sd Carmel toward the Fertile-Place
H3760-03 1 Kings 18:19 הַ/כַּרְמֶ֑ל hakaremel HTd/Np Carmel the fertile plateau
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