carmelite
noun
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
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