טָלָא (ṭālāʾ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning patch. It appears
8 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2921).
Also rendered
to spot
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 805)
Range of meaning (TWOT 805)patch, spot; spotted, variegated; cover, variegate; clouted, with divers colours
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
טָלָאverb: patch, spot
Qalchiefly of spotted, variegated sheep and goats; of high places, variegated
Pualpatched, of sandals
Strong's H2921טָלָא: properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry) KJV:clouted, with divers colours, spotted.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.