H3761 H3761
Carmelite; a gentilinic adjective identifying someone from Carmel, applied to Nabal and the warrior Hezrai.
A gentilinic adjective meaning 'the Carmelite,' used with the article to designate a person from the town of Carmel in the hill country of Judah (distinct from Mount Carmel in the north). It identifies Nabal as 'the Carmelite' in the narratives of David's wilderness period (1 Sam 30:5; 2 Sam 2:2; 3:3), and the warrior Hezrai in David's mighty men lists (2 Sam 23:35 = 1 Chr 11:37). The feminine form appears for Abigail in 1 Chr 3:1. Spanish 'el carmelita' and English 'the Carmelite' both preserve the adjectival gentilinic force, marking geographic origin rather than personal character.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentilinic adjective with the article, meaning 'the Carmelite,' identifying a person as originating from Carmel in Judah. Nabal is called 'the Carmelite' in 1 Sam 30:5, 2 Sam 2:2, and 2 Sam 3:3, tying him to his estate in the Judean hill country where he famously rebuffed David. The warrior Hezrai/Hezro bears the same designation in the elite roster (2 Sam 23:35 = 1 Chr 11:37). Spanish 'el carmelita' and French 'le Carmelite' mirror the Hebrew article-plus-gentilic pattern precisely, while German 'der Carmelite' does likewise. 5×
AR["الكَرمَليِّ", "الكَرْمَلِي", "الْكَرْمَلِيُّ", "الْكَرْمَلِيِّ"]·ben["কর্মিলীয়", "কর্মেলীয়", "কর্মেলীয়া", "কর্মেলীয়ের"]·DE["[הכרמלי]", "der-Carmelite"]·EN["the-Carmelite"]·FR["[הכרמלי]", "le-Carmelite"]·heb["ה-כרמלי"]·HI["कर्मेली", "चरमेलि"]·ID["-orang-Karmel", "orang-Karmel"]·IT["[הכרמלי]", "il-Carmelite"]·jav["tiyang-Karmel", "tiyang-Karmèl"]·KO["갈멜-사람이라", "그-가르멜-사람", "그-갈멜여인", "그-금멜-사람"]·PT["o-Karmeli", "o-carmelita", "o-karmelita"]·RU["Кармильского", "Кармилянин", "кармелитянин", "кармилянина"]·ES["el-carmelita"]·SW["Mkarmeli"]·TR["Karmelli"]·urd["وہ-کرملی", "کرملی", "کرملی-کے"]
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
† כַּרְמְלִי adj.gent., c. art., the Carmelite, of Nabal הַכּ׳ 1 S 30:5; 2 S 2:2; 3:3, so also 1 S 27:3 (𝔊 We Klo Dr Bu Kit; MT הַכַּרְמְלִית, of Abigail); of חצרו 2 S 23:35 = 1 Ch 11:37. f. הַכַּרְמְלִית the Carmelitess, 1 Ch 3:1, of Abigail.