Lexical Definition
כַּרְמֶל Karmel (kar-mel') Carmel N:N--L
the same as כַּרְמֶל
Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
- § Carmel = "garden-land"
- Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine
1) a mountain on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, just below Haifa
2) a town in the mountains on the west side of the Dead Sea and south of Hebron
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| הַכַּרְמֶל֙ | Carmel | 1Kgs.18.42 |
| הַכַּרְמֶֽל | Carmel | 1Kgs.18.20 |
| הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל | Carmel | 1Kgs.18.19 • 2Kgs.2.25 • 2Kgs.4.25 |
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, JastrJBL xi. 1892, 115; Josh 19:26, ׳הַרהַֿכּ 1Kgs 18:19; 1Kgs 18:20; 2Kgs 2:25; 2Kgs 4:25 ׳ראֹשׁ הַכּ Amos 1:2; Amos 9:3; 1Kgs 18:42 with article also Josh 12:22 and, + בָּשָׁן, Jer 50:19, as pasturage (in figurative of Israel as flock of ׳י), compare (׳כ without article) Mic 7:14 (less probably rend. garden-land, I. כַּרְמִל, so We GASm); ׳הַכּ Isa 35:2 ( + הַלְּבָּנוֺן הַשָּׁרוֺן) ׳כ Isa 33:9 (+ לְבָנוֺן הַשָּׁרוֺן and בָּשָׁן, marking extent of land), Nah 1:4 (+ לְבָנוֺן בָּשָׁן); כְּכַרְמֶל בַּיָּם Jer 46:18 (simile of Nebuchadnezzar); Song 7:6* ׳ראֹשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכּ (but see כַּרְמִיל); — on Carmel see GASmG. 337 ff. BuhlG. 23.
2. city, 3 h. south of Hebron, כַּרְמֶל Josh 15:55 ׳בַּכּ 1Sam 25:2 (twice in verse); 1Sam 25:7 כַּרְמֶ֫לָה v1Sam 25:5 (= to Carmel); הַכַּרְמֶ֫לָה 1Sam 15:12; 1Sam 25:40. — Modern Kurmul, Rob BR i. 492-498, ii. 97 BuhlG. 163.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 12:22 · 15:55 · 19:26 |
| 1 Samuel | 15:12 · 25:2 · 25:5 · 25:7 · 25:40 |
| 1 Kings | 18:19 · 18:20 · 18:42 |
| 2 Kings | 2:25 · 4:25 |
| Song of Solomon | 7:6* |
| Isaiah | 33:9 · 35:2 |
| Jeremiah | 46:18 · 50:19 |
| Amos | 1:2 · 9:3 |
| Micah | 7:14 |
| Nahum | 1:4 |
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Mount Carmel • Mountain range; site of Elijah's confrontation with prophets of Baal
Mount Carmel was a mountain range in northern Israel where the prophet Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal.
Mount Carmel is a mountain range stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, located in northern Israel. It is most famously associated with the prophet Elijah and his confrontation with the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:19-40). On Mount Carmel, Elijah challenged the people of Israel to choose between the Lord and Baal, and he demonstrated the power of the true God by calling down fire from heaven.
After the contest, Elijah slaughtered the prophets of Baal at the Brook Kishon (1 Kings 18:40) and then went to the top of Mount Carmel to pray for rain, ending a three-year drought (1 Kings 18:42-45). The mountain is also mentioned in 2 Kings 2:25 and 4:25, in connection with the prophet Elisha, who was Elijah's successor.
Mount Carmel's lush vegetation and beauty made it a symbol of fertility and God's blessing in the Bible (Isaiah 35:2; Jeremiah 50:19; Amos 9:3). The mountain's strategic location and natural resources also made it a place of military and political significance throughout history.
All entries for Carmel Mount: כַּרְמֶל