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Lexicon :: Strong's H1581 - gāmāl

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גָּמָל
Transliteration
gāmāl
Pronunciation
gaw-mawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from גָּמַל (H1580)
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TWOT Reference: 360d

Strong’s Definitions

גָּמָל gâmâl, gaw-mawl'; apparently from H1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel:—camel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H1581 in the following manner: camel (54x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H1581 in the following manner: camel (54x).

  1. camel

    1. as property, as beast of burden, for riding, forbidden for food

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גָּמָל gâmâl, gaw-mawl'; apparently from H1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel:—camel.
STRONGS H1581: Abbreviations
†גָּמָל noun masculine Genesis 24:10 + 9 times, feminine & masculine Genesis 32:16 [Genesis 32:15] (compare below), camel (Late Hebrew id. Arabic جَمَلً (جَمْلً), Ethiopic ግመል፡ Assyrian gammalu COTGloss Aramaic גַּמְלָא, Hmfg; Palmyrene Tariff plural גמלין ReckendZMG 1888, 401; √גמל but meaning of √ dubious; BoHieroz i. 73 derives from גמל requite, so LagBN 20, 49 (camel as μνησίκακος); see also conjectures in MV, Dl in HptF. 70 HptBAS i. 171; A. see KremerSemit. Culturentlehn., 2, HomNS 144 ff.) — absolute גָּמָל Genesis 24:64 + 7 times; plural גְּמַלִּים Genesis 12:16 + 30 times; construct גְּמַלֵּי Genesis 24:10; suffix גְּמַלָּיךָ Genesis 24:14 + 3 times; גְּמַלָּיו Genesis 24:20; גְּמַלֵּיהֶם Genesis 37:25 + 6 times; — camel,
1. as property (in Hexateuch only J) Genesis 12:16 (|| אתנות) Genesis 24:10, 35 (|| חמורים etc.) Genesis 30:43 (|| id.) Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7] (|| צאן, בקר) Exodus 9:3 (Egyptian || סוסים, חמורים, בקר, צאן, etc.) Judges 6:5; Judges 7:12; 1 Samuel 15:3 (|| חמור etc.) 1 Samuel 27:9; 1 Chronicles 5:21; 1 Chronicles 27:30 (all || id.) 2 Chron 14:14 (|| צאן) Ezra 2:67 (|| סוסים, פרדים, חמורים) = Nehemiah 7:68; Job 1:3 (|| צאן, בקר, אתנות) compare Job 1:17; Job 42:12 (|| id.) Jeremiah 49:29 (|| צאן) Jeremiah 49:32; Zechariah 14:15 (|| סוס, חמור, פרד) [4 times || סוס and other words, Exodus 9:3 (Egyptians), Zechariah 14:15 (enemies of Israel), Ezra 2:67 = Nehemiah 7:68 (returned exiles)].
2. as beasts of burden Genesis 24:10 compare Genesis 24:11; Genesis 24:14; Genesis 24:19; Genesis 24:20; Genesis 24:22; Genesis 24:30; Genesis 24:31; Genesis 24:32; Genesis 24:32; Genesis 24:44; Genesis 24:46; Genesis 24:46; Genesis 37:25 (all J), 1 Kings 10:2; 2 Kings 8:9; 1 Chronicles 12:41; 2 Chronicles 9:1; Isaiah 30:6 (עַל־דַּבֶּשֶׁת ג׳), Isaiah 60:6 (|| בִּכְרֵי מִדְיָן).
3. for riding Genesis 24:61, 63, 64 (all J), Genesis 31:17, 34 (both E) 1 Samuel 30:17, compare also Judges 8:21, 26 and particularly Isaiah 21:7 רֶכֶב גמל; a riding-company of camels i.e. a troop of camels with riders; נְרֵה גמלים an abode of camels,in prediction against Ammon Ezekiel 25:5, (|| מִרְבַּץ צאן).
4. forbidden as food Leviticus 11:4 (P) Deuteronomy 14:7.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:16; 12:16; 24:10; 24:10; 24:10; 24:10; 24:11; 24:14; 24:14; 24:19; 24:20; 24:20; 24:22; 24:30; 24:31; 24:32; 24:32; 24:35; 24:44; 24:46; 24:46; 24:61; 24:63; 24:64; 24:64; 30:43; 31:17; 31:34; 32:7; 32:15; 37:25; 37:25

Exodus

9:3; 9:3

Leviticus

11:4

Deuteronomy

14:7

Judges

6:5; 7:12; 8:21; 8:26

1 Samuel

15:3; 27:9; 30:17

1 Kings

10:2

2 Kings

8:9

1 Chronicles

5:21; 27:30

2 Chronicles

9:1; 14:14

Ezra

2:67; 2:67

Nehemiah

7:68; 7:68

Job

1:3; 1:17; 42:12

Isaiah

21:7; 30:6; 60:6

Jeremiah

49:29; 49:32

Ezekiel

25:5

Zechariah

14:15; 14:15

H1581

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1581 matches the Hebrew גָּמָל (gāmāl),
which occurs 54 times in 51 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 12:16–Eze 25:5)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:10 - And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:11 - and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19 - And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, 'Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:20 - and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight is a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight is ten bekahs of gold),

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:30 - yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, 'Thus hath the man spoken unto me,' that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:31 - And he saith, 'Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I -- I have prepared the house and place for the camels!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:32 - And he bringeth in the man into the house, and looseth the camels, and giveth straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who are with him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44 - and she hath said unto me, Both drink thou, and also for thy camels I draw -- she is the woman whom Jehovah hath decided for my lord's son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46 - and she hasteth and letteth down her pitcher from off her and saith, Drink, and thy camels also I water; and I drink, and the camels also she hath watered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:61

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:61 - And Rebekah and her young women arise, and ride on the camels, and go after the man; and the servant taketh Rebekah and goeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:63

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:63 - and Isaac goeth out to meditate in the field, at the turning of the evening, and he lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, camels are coming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:64

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:64 - And Rebekah lifteth up her eyes, and seeth Isaac, and alighteth from off the camel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - And the man increaseth very exceedingly, and hath many flocks, and maid-servants, and men-servants, and camels, and asses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:17 - And Jacob riseth, and lifteth up his sons and his wives on the camels,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:34 - And Rachel hath taken the teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who are with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:15 - suckling camels and their young ones thirty, cows forty, and bullocks ten, she-asses twenty, and foals ten;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:25 - And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - lo, the hand of Jehovah is on thy cattle which are in the field, on horses, on asses, on camels, on herd, and on flock -- a pestilence very grievous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:4 - 'Only, this ye do not eat -- of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof -- the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing -- it is unclean to you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - 'Only, this ye do not eat, of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit, for they are bringing up the cud but the hoof have not divided; unclean they are to you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:5 - for they and their cattle come up, with their tents; they come in as the fulness of the locust for multitude, and of them and of their cattle there is no number, and they come into the land to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:12 - and Midian and Amalek, and all the sons of the east are lying in the valley, as the locust for multitude, and of their camels there is no number, as sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:21 - And Zebah saith -- also Zalmunna -- 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man -- his might;' and Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh their round ornaments which are on the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which are on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which are on the necks of their camels,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:3 - Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:9 - and David hath smitten the land, and doth not keep alive man and woman, and hath taken sheep, and oxen, and asses, and camels, and garments, and turneth back, and cometh in unto Achish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:17 - And David smiteth them from the twilight even unto the evening of the morrow, and there hath not escaped of them a man, except four hundred young men who have ridden on the camels, and are fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - and she cometh to Jerusalem, with a very great company, camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stone, and she cometh unto Solomon, and speaketh unto him all that hath been with her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:9 - And Hazael goeth to meet him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith, 'Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - And they take captive their cattle, of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of human beings a hundred thousand;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:40 - And also those near unto them, unto Issachar, and Zebulun, and Naphtali, are bringing in bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen -- food of fine flour, fig-cakes and grape-cakes, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep, in abundance, for joy is in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:30 - and over the camels is Obil the Ishmeelite; and over the asses is Jehdeiah the Meronothite;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - And the queen of Sheba hath heard of the fame of Solomon, and cometh in to try Solomon with acute sayings, to Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels bearing spices and gold in abundance, and precious stone; and she cometh in unto Solomon, and speaketh with him all that hath been with her heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:15 - and also tents of cattle they have smitten, and they capture sheep in abundance, and camels, and turn back to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:67

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:67 - their camels, four hundred thirty and five, asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:69

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:69 - camels, four hundred thirty and five; asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:3 - and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:17 - While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12 - And Jehovah hath blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning, and he hath fourteen thousand of a flock, and six thousand camels, and a thousand pairs of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:7 - And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - The burden of the beasts of the south. Into a land of adversity and distress, Of young lion and of old lion, Whence are viper and flying saraph, They carry on the shoulder of asses their wealth, And on the hump of camels their treasures, Unto a people not profitable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:6 - A company of camels covereth thee, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, All of them from Sheba do come, Gold and frankincense they bear, And of the praises of Jehovah they proclaim the tidings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:29 - Their tents and their flock they do take, Their curtains, and all their vessels, And their camels, they bear away for themselves, And they called concerning them, Fear is round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:32 - And their camels have been for a prey, And the multitude of their cattle for a spoil, And I have scattered them to every wind, Who cut off the corner of the beard, And from all its passages I bring in their calamity, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:5 - And I have given Rabbah for a habitation of camels, And the sons of Ammon for the crouching of a flock, And ye have known that I am Jehovah.

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