What does תְּכֵלֶת · אַרְגָּמָן · תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי mean in the Bible?
תְּכֵלֶת · אַרְגָּמָן · תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blue, purple, scarlet dyed yarns".
Hebrew · H8504, H713, H8438, H8144
תְּכֵלֶת / אַרְגָּמָן / תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי
The cerulean mussel , i.e. the color ( violet ) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith · purple (the color or the dyed stuff) · 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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תְּכֵלֶת H8504 the cerulean mussel , i.e. the color ( violet ) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Pronunciation tĕkēlet
Precious blue-violet dye from murex shell, symbolizing royalty and sacred priestly vestments throughout Israel's tabernacle worship
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אַרְגָּמָן H713 purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
Pronunciation ʾarĕgāmān
Purple dye signifying royalty, wealth, and sacred majesty in ancient Near Eastern contexts
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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 תְּכֵלֶת / אַרְגָּמָן / תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (tekhelet / argaman / tolaat shani) mean in the Bible?
תְּכֵלֶת · אַרְגָּמָן · תּוֹלָע · שָׁנִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "blue, purple, scarlet dyed yarns".
Full entry for תְּכֵלֶת / אַרְגָּמָן / תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (H8504, H713, H8438, H8144) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8504, H713, H8438, H8144?
H8504, H713, H8438, H8144 is connected to 172 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. blue, purple, scarlet dyed yarns
Strong's H8504, H713, H8438, H8144
Lexical occurrences 172 verses Source Gloss
blue, purple, scarlet dyed yarns
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּכֵלֶת / אַרְגָּמָן / תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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