What does תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet) mean in the Bible?
תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet): Precious blue-violet dye from murex shell, symbolizing royalty and sacred priestly vestments throughout Israel's tabernacle worship
Hebrew · H8504
תְּכֵלֶת
The cerulean mussel , i.e. the color ( violet ) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
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תְּכֵלֶת H8504
Pronunciation tĕkēlet
What does תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet) mean in the Bible?
תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet): Precious blue-violet dye from murex shell, symbolizing royalty and sacred priestly vestments throughout Israel's tabernacle worship
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8504?
The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include blue (8), with blue (8), a blue (7), of blue (7), in blue (3).
Where does תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (34), Numbers (6), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezekiel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It blue 8× Exodus 25:4, Exodus 28:5, Exodus 35:6, Exodus 35:23
with blue 8× Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:8, Exodus 28:15
a blue 7× Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:31, Numbers 4:7, Numbers 4:9
of blue 7× Exodus 26:31, Exodus 28:33, Exodus 39:24, 2 Chronicles 3:14
in blue 3× Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Ezekiel 23:6
and with blue 2× Exodus 28:6, Exodus 39:2
of blue [material] 2× Exodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11
of blue cloth 2× Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22
of blue yarn 2× Exodus 28:28, Exodus 39:21
[each] with blue 1× Exodus 26:1
[of] blue 1× Exodus 36:35
and blue 1× Esther 1:6
and blue yarn 1× 2 Chronicles 2:7
are blue 1× Jeremiah 10:9
as well as blue 1× Exodus 36:8
the blue 1× Exodus 39:1
with the blue 1× Exodus 39:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:4 וּתְכֵ֧לֶת to blue Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:1 וּתְכֵ֤לֶת to [each] with blue Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:4 תְּכֵ֗לֶת to of blue [material] Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:31 תְּכֵ֧לֶת to of blue Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:36 תְּכֵ֧לֶת to with blue Noun - feminine singular Exodus 27:16 תְּכֵ֨לֶת to with blue Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:5 הַתְּכֵ֖לֶת to blue Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:6 תְּכֵ֨לֶת to and with blue Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:8 תְּכֵ֧לֶת to with blue Noun - feminine singular Exodus 28:15 תְּכֵ֨לֶת to with blue Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:4
Aligned rows 49
Books represented 6
Exodus 34 Numbers 6 2 Chronicles 3 Esther 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
תְּכֵ֧לֶת 11x tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:8, Exodus 35:23
תְּכֵ֔לֶת 5x tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 28:28, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 39:31, Numbers 4:11
תְּכֵ֗לֶת 4x tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 26:4, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 39:21, Numbers 4:9
וּתְכֵ֧לֶת 3x ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 25:4, Exodus 35:6, Exodus 39:29
תְּכֵ֨לֶת 3x tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 27:16, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:15
תְּכֵֽלֶת׃ 3x tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 28:31, Exodus 39:22, Numbers 15:38
בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ 2x bat·tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 38:23, 2 Chronicles 2:14
הַתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ 2x hat·tə·ḵê·leṯ Exodus 35:25, Exodus 39:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 34x Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 7x Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 35:6, Exodus 36:8
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Exodus 28:5, Exodus 35:25, Exodus 39:1, Exodus 39:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, 2 Chronicles 2:14
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 10:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Precious blue-violet dye from murex shell, symbolizing royalty and sacred priestly vestments throughout Israel's tabernacle worship
Source Gloss
the cerulean mussel , i.e. the color ( violet ) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Precious blue-violet dye from murex shell, symbolizing royalty and sacred priestly vestments throughout Israel's tabernacle worship
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith BDB: violet Usage: blue.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תְּכֵלֶת is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain