What does תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי mean in the Bible?
תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scarlet yarn".
Hebrew · H8438, H8144
תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי
A maggot (as voracious ); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144 ) the crimson- grub , but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith · crimson , properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
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תּוֹלָע H8438 a maggot (as voracious ); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144 ) the crimson- grub , but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith
Pronunciation tôla‘aṯ
Worm of degradation and death, yet source of costly crimson dye—paradox of shame and royalty.
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שָׁנִי H8144 crimson , properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
Pronunciation shānī
Scarlet dye from an insect; represents wealth, royalty, and sin's crimson stain in prophetic imagery.
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What does תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (tola'at shani) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scarlet yarn".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8438, H8144?
H8438, H8144 is connected to 85 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. scarlet yarn
Strong's H8438, H8144
Lexical occurrences 85 verses Source Gloss
scarlet yarn
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי is built from this root:
יָלַע H3216
Sources
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