תְּכֵלֶת
tĕkēlet
violet
Strong's H8504NounHebrewTWOT 2510

תְּכֵלֶת (tĕkēlet) is a Hebrew noun meaning violet. It appears 49 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8504).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2510)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2510)violet, violet thread, stuff; mussel; blue
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

תְּכֵ֫לֶת noun, feminine: violet, violet thread, stuff

violet, i.e. violet thread and stuff

Strong's H8504 תְּכֵלֶת: the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
KJV:blue.

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.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 25:4Numbers 4:62 Chronicles 3:14

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