Definition
apparently from H1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel
Traditional renderings: camel.
Traditional renderings: camel.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גָּמָל:
- κάμηλοςkamēlos“camel”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
54 total
- Jeremiah 49:29וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם · their camels for themselvesThey will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
- Jeremiah 49:32גְמַלֵּיהֶ֜ם · Their camelsTheir camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 25:5גְמַלִּ֔ים · for camelsI will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
- Zechariah 14:15הַגָּמָ֣ל · camelsAnd a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.