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carmelite

noun

«carmelite» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

It names a man or woman from the town of Carmel in Judah, not the northern mountain. Abigail and Nabal were Carmelites.

Interpretation. Abigail is remembered as a wise and quick-thinking woman who stopped David from shedding blood. Her husband Nabal's name means "fool".

Meaning

A person from Carmel, a town in the hill country of Judah. tree →

Examples

  • Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite; (Prophets 2SA.23.35, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai; (Writings 1CH.11.37, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. (Prophets 1SA.30.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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