1 Kings 18:20:81 Kgs.18.20.W8TAB
הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃
hakarmel
“Carmel”
- Transliteration
- ha-kar-MEL
- Extended
- hah-kahr-MEHL
- IPA
- /hak.karˈmɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Carmel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-kar-MEL
- phraseyour reading level
el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH akh-AV be-KHOL-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ne-vi-IM el-HAR ha-kar-MEL
Exegesis
The locative phrase el har hakkarmel {אֶל־הַר הַכַּרְמֶֽל | ’el har ha-kkar-mēl} ‘to Mount Carmel’ specifies the geographic setting. English SVO order reproduces the Hebrew narrative flow while preserving the emphasis on communal gathering and authoritative message.
In context — 1 Kings 18:20
So Ahab sent messages throughout all the children of Israel, and he gathered the prophets to Mount Carmel.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 18:20, so the Hebrew word הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃ (hakarmel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.18.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.20.W8.S1) and character.