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גָּמָל H1581

H1581 is the Hebrew word גָּמָל, transliterated gâmâl and said gaw-mawl'. The King James Version most often renders it camels.

Word: גָּמָלTransliteration: gâmâlSaid: gaw-mawl'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 46 verses

What it means

a camel.

Where it comes from

apparently from H1580 (גָּמַל) (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 49 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

camels 36×camel 4×camels' 2×water for thy camels 1×pass as the camels 1×behold the camels 1×camel's 1×both they and their camels 1×about their camels' 1×over the camels 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: camel.

Verses using גָּמָל

The first 40 of 46 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:10 · KJV

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:11 · KJV

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:14 · KJV

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 24:19 · KJV

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

Genesis 24:22 · KJV

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

Genesis 24:30 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

Genesis 24:32 · KJV

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.

Genesis 24:35 · KJV

And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 24:44 · KJV

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.

Genesis 24:46 · KJV

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

Genesis 24:61 · KJV

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Genesis 24:63 · KJV

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

Genesis 30:43 · KJV

And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 31:34 · KJV

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

Genesis 32:7 · KJV

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

Genesis 32:15 · KJV

Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

Genesis 37:25 · KJV

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Exodus 9:3 · KJV

Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

Leviticus 11:4 · KJV

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Deuteronomy 14:7 · KJV

Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

Judges 6:5 · KJV

For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it.

Judges 7:12 · KJV

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

Judges 8:21 · KJV

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

Judges 8:26 · KJV

And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.

1 Samuel 15:3 · KJV

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 27:9 · KJV

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

1 Samuel 30:17 · KJV

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

1 Kings 10:2 · KJV

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Kings 8:9 · KJV

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

1 Chronicles 5:21 · KJV

And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:40 · KJV

Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

1 Chronicles 27:30 · KJV

Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

2 Chronicles 9:1 · KJV

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 14:15 · KJV

They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

Ezra 2:67 · KJV

Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Nehemiah 7:69 · KJV

Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

Job 1:3 · KJV

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Job 1:17 · KJV

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 42:12 · KJV

So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

Isaiah 21:7 · KJV

And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1581 mean?

H1581 is the Hebrew word גָּמָל (gâmâl), meaning a camel.

How is H1581 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it camels (36 times), camel (4 times), camels' (2 times), water for thy camels (1 time), pass as the camels (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1581 appear in the Bible?

גָּמָל (gâmâl) is tagged in 46 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1581 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently from H1580 (גָּמַל) (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing).

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