Strong H3762כַּרְמְלִית

Carmelitess

Transliteration
karmelîyth
Pronunciation
kar-mel-eeth'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location

Definition

Feminine of H3761; a Karmelitess or female inhabitant of Karmel: - Carmelitess.

Detailed definition

Carmelitess, of Carmel "garden-land"
1) a female inhabitant of Carmel
2) Abigail, the wife of David, who came from Carmel

In the biblical story

Carmel

Town in Judah; home of Nabal and Abigail

Carmel was a town in Judah, known as the home of Nabal and his wife Abigail, who later married David.

In the Bible

Strong H3762 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • carmelitess2

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 27:3
    And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
  2. 1 Chronicles 3:1
    Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
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