camel
ga.mal denotes an animal kept among livestock and used for travel, riding, and carrying goods.
The noun denotes the animal as part of herds and possessions, as a means of travel or riding, and as a bearer of goods. The same referent is shown in domestic care, commercial travel, military flight, inventories, and judgments involving livestock.
Senses in use
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Animal in herds, travel, and transport · dominant
The noun identifies animals counted among livestock and possessions: in Genesis 24:35 the APB renders them within the master's wealth, and in Job 1:3 it renders them in Job's livestock inventory. In Genesis 24:32 the animals are unloaded, fed, and given water; in Genesis 24:61 Rebekah and her attendants mount them, while Genesis 37:25 and Isaiah 30:6 render them as carrying goods.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the noun with “camels” or, for singular forms, “camel,” in lists of livestock and scenes of riding or carrying goods. Its wording should be read as confirmation of the surrounding scene; in 2 Chronicles 14:14 the supplied rendering does not explicitly show the noun's contribution.