The meaning of “כַּרְמֶל”
Understanding karmel reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
full (green) ears (of corn), fruitful field (place), plentiful (field). - a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or ...
כַּרְמֶל
full (green) ears (of corn), fruitful field (place), plentiful (field). - a planted field (garden, orchard, vineyard or park) - by implication, garden produce 1) plantation, garden-land, orchard, fruit orchard 2) fruit, garden-growth (meton)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 23:14 | “And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.” Word: כַּרְמֶל (karmel) | |
| 2 Kings 4:42 | “And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.” Word: כַּרְמֶל (karmel) | |
| Isaiah 29:17 | “Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?” Word: כַּרְמֶל (karmel) | |
| Jeremiah 4:26 | “I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger.” Word: כַּרְמֶל (karmel) |
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