כַּרְמְלִית
𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤕
Karemelit
H3762 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Female inhabitant or native woman of Karmel (Carmel), identifying a woman from a locality named Karmel. Used specifically to indicate origin or residence rather than ancestry or tribal affiliation.
Semantic Range
female inhabitant of Karmel, woman from Karmel, female native of Karmel; by extension, may denote origin or association with the locality called Karmel
Root / Etymology
From the root כרמל (Karmel), meaning 'garden-land, fruitful field, plantation'; the form כַּרְמְלִית is the feminine gentilic adjective, indicating a female connected to Karmel. The suffix -ית (-it) is a common feminine ending used for gentilic or demonymic designations.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The term כַּרְמְלִית appears in Nehemiah 7:28 in a list of returnees from exile, marking the designation of a woman associated with Karmel (likely in the territory of Judah, not the better-known Mount Carmel in the north). The word functions as a demonym, specifying geographic origin during the Persian period return to Yehud (Judea). In post-exilic lists, such feminine forms underscore both the inclusion of women in census lists and the importance of local identities after the exile. English translations often obscure the precise sense by rendering it generically as 'Carmelite' without specifying gender or origin, sometimes introducing later religious or cultural connotations not present in the original context. Not to be confused with later monastic or sectarian terms (e.g., 'Carmelite order'), which have no connection to the biblical usage. Related terms include כַּרְמְלִי (Karmeli), the masculine form for a male inhabitant of Karmel.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
feminine of כַּרְמְלִי; a Karmelitess or female inhabitant of Karmel; Carmelitess.
Bantu Hebrew
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כרמל (k-r-m-l) — fruitful land, garden-land, cultivated field
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3762-01 |
הַֽ/כַּרְמְלִֽית | hakaremelit | HTd/Ngfsa |
the Carmelitess | the Karmel woman | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3762-01 |
1 Samuel 27:3 | הַֽ/כַּרְמְלִֽית | hakaremelit | HTd/Ngfsa |
the Carmelitess | the Karmel woman |
H3762-01 |
1 Chronicles 3:1 | הַֽ/כַּרְמְלִֽית | hakaremelit | HTd/Ngfsa |
the-Carmelitess | the Karmel woman |