H3757 H3757
The Carmite; a member of the clan descended from Carmi of Judah
This gentillic adjective appears in Numbers 26:6, designating members of the Carmite clan within the tribe of Reuben. The clan traced descent from Carmi, son of Reuben, and is listed among the Reubenite families during the wilderness census. Gentillic forms with the definite article often function as collective substantives, referring to 'the Carmites' as a group rather than individuals.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The collective designation for descendants of Carmi, counted among Reuben's clans. Numbers 26 systematically enumerates tribal subdivisions for land allocation and military organization. Spanish 'los carmitas' (the Carmites, plural) and French/English singular 'the Carmite' reflect different translation philosophies for collective gentillics. The census context emphasizes these as recognized family units within Israel's tribal structure. 1×
AR["الْكَرْمِيِّ"]·ben["কর্মীয়দের"]·DE["der-Carmite"]·EN["the-Carmite"]·FR["le-Carmite"]·heb["ה-כרמי"]·HI["कर्मी-का"]·ID["orang-Karmi"]·IT["il-Carmite"]·jav["tiyang-Karmi"]·KO["그-갈미-의"]·PT["o-karmita"]·RU["Кармиево"]·ES["los-carmitas"]·SW["Wakarmi"]·TR["-Karmililer'in"]·urd["کرمیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. כַּרְמִי adj.gent. of i. כַּרְמִי 1; only c. art. הַכּ׳, as subst. Nu 26:6.