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Friday, March 6, 2009

>>wHat's wItH mY nAme?!?



C_A_R_M_E_L



Usage: English, Biblical


Pronounced: KAHR-məl (English)



From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. כַּרְמֶל (Karmel). It is Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "garden, orchard". Of early Christian origin, referring the "Our Lady of Carmel", a title of the Virgin Mary. Is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the site of several early Christian monasteries.



Biblical place name: Mount Carmel is in Israel, and is often referred to as a kind of paradise. The name is used mainly by Roman Catholics.

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