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Lexicon :: Strong's H713 - 'argāmān

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אַרְגָּמָן
Transliteration
'argāmān
Pronunciation
ar-gaw-mawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
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TWOT Reference: 157b

Strong’s Definitions

אַרְגָּמָן ʼargâmân, ar-gaw-mawn'; of foreign origin; purple (the color or the dyed stuff):—purple.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H713 in the following manner: purple (38x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H713 in the following manner: purple (38x).

  1. purple, red-purple

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַרְגָּמָן ʼargâmân, ar-gaw-mawn'; of foreign origin; purple (the color or the dyed stuff):—purple.
STRONGS H713: Abbreviations
† אַרְגָּמָן noun [masculine] purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth (Assyrian argamannu COT Exodus 25:4, Arabic أَرْجَوَانً, Aramaic axnxvgRAf  , compare H710 אַרְגְּוָן above; etymology dubious; possibly Sanskrit râgaman, adjective red, reddish, from râga, red colour, so Benary compare Thes Add111 Rob-Ges; see MV; Thes earlier, from רגם; but probably loan-word, compare also LagBN 205; Persian ارغوان is also cited by PS) — form always as above —
1. purple thread, compare especially Exodus 35:25; Exodus 39:3; Esther 1:6;
a. mostly Exodus (P) with reference to the hangings of tabernacle, the ephod, etc.; seldom alone; with תְּכֵלֶת, violet (q. v.), תּוֺלַעַת שָׁנִי, (מָשְׁזָב) שֵׁשׁ, (also עִזִּים) Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1, 31, 36; Exodus 27:16; Exodus 35:8, 25, 35; Exodus 36:8, 35, 37; Exodus 38:18, 23; Exodus 39:24 (on text see Di) Exodus 39:29; with these + זָהָב Exodus 28:5, 6, 8, 15; Exodus 39:2; Exodus 39:3; Exodus 39:5; Exodus 39:8; omitted שֵׁשׁ מ׳ Exodus 28:33; Exodus 39:1; also of temple-hangings, with תְּכֵלֶת, בּוּץ & כַּרְמִיל 2 Chronicles 3:14; compare 2 Chronicles 2:13 [2 Chronicles 2:14] (see also [H710 2 Chronicles 2:6] see below H710 אַרְגְּוָן).
b. as indicating wealth & luxury of Tyre, c. שֵׁשׁ, רִקְמָה, תְּכֵלֶת Ezekiel 27:7; with רִקְמָה & בּוּץ Ezekiel 27:16 (as articles of commerce); also in Persia, with בּוּץ Esther 1:6.
2. purple cloth, chiefly of garments, בֶּגֶד א׳ Numbers 4:13; Judges 8:26; וְתַכְרִיךְ בּוּץ וְא׳ Esther 8:15, לְבוּשָׁהּ שֵׁשׁ וְא׳ Proverbs 31:22; לְבוּשָׁם תְּכֵלָת וְא׳ Jeremiah 10:9; also מֶרְכָּבוֺ א׳ Songs 3:10; in simile, of woman's hair Songs 7:6.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H711.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:4; 25:4; 26:1; 26:31; 26:36; 27:16; 28:5; 28:6; 28:8; 28:15; 28:33; 35:8; 35:25; 35:25; 35:35; 36:8; 36:35; 36:37; 38:18; 38:23; 39:1; 39:2; 39:3; 39:3; 39:5; 39:8; 39:24; 39:29

Numbers

4:13

Judges

8:26

2 Chronicles

2:14; 3:14

Esther

1:6; 1:6; 8:15

Proverbs

31:22

Song of Songs

3:10; 7:6

Jeremiah

10:9

Ezekiel

27:7; 27:16

H713

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Strong's Number H713 matches the Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן ('argāmān),
which occurs 38 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - And thou shalt make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun with cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a weaver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs in woven work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the tabernacle of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet and fine linen spun, the work of the embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - And a veil for the door of the court, the height of it of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of fine linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 - And they shall make the shoulder-piece of fine linen spun, the woven work of the embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - And the woven work of the shoulder-pieces which is upon [fn]it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue and purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the work of the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, and blue and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - And under the fringe of the robe below thou shalt make as it were pomegranates of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun, under the fringe of the robe round about: golden pomegranates of the same shape, and bells round about between these.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - blue, purple, double scarlet spun, and fine linen spun, and goats' hair,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - And all as many as brought ornaments of gold to the Lord, and with whomsoever fine linen was found; and they brought skins dyed blue, and rams' skins dyed red.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And every woman skilled in her heart to spin with her hands, [fn]brought spun articles, the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - And God filled them with wisdom, understanding and perception, to understand to work all the works of the sanctuary, and to weave the woven and embroidered work with scarlet and fine linen, to do all work of curious workmanship and embroidery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - (LXX 37:1) And they made ten curtains for the tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - (LXX 37:3) And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - (LXX 37:5) And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - (LXX 37:16) and the veil of the gate of the court, the work of an embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined; the length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, made equal to the curtains of the court;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - (LXX 37:21) And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan was there, who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and embroideries, [fn]in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 - (LXX 36:8) And every wise one among those that wrought made the robes of the holy places, which belong to Aaron the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - (LXX 36:9) And [fn]he made the ephod of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - (LXX 36:10) And the plates were divided, the threads of gold, so as to interweave with the blue and purple, and with the spun scarlet, and the fine linen twined, they made it a woven work;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - (LXX 36:12) They made it of the same material according to the making of it, of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, as the Lord commanded Moses;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - (LXX 36:15) And they made the oracle, a work woven with embroidery, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - (LXX 36:31) And they made on the border of the tunic below pomegranates as of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - (LXX 36:36) and their girdles of fine linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet spun, the work of an embroiderer, according as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:13 - And he shall put the covering on the altar, and they shall cover it with a cloth all of purple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Madiam, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - (LXX 2:13) (his mother was of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou shalt give him to do with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David thy father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and wove cherubs in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - which was adorned with hangings of fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs, on pillars of Parian marble and stone: there were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of pearl, and of Parian stone, and open-worked coverings variously flowered, having roses worked round about;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - And Mardochæus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw it and rejoiced.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 - She makes for her husband [fn]clothes of double texture, and garments for herself of fine linen and scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - He made the pillars of it silver, the bottom of it gold, the covering of it scarlet, in the midst of it a pavement of love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:5 - (LXX 7:6) Thy head upon thee is as Carmel, and the curls of thy hair like scarlet; the king is bound in the galleries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - it is forged silver brought from Tharsis, gold will come from Mophaz, and the work of goldsmiths: they are all the works of craftsmen, they will clothe themselves with blue and scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt supplied thy couch, to put honour upon thee, and to clothe thee with blue and purple from the isles of Elisai; and they became thy coverings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:16 - even men as thy merchandise, from the multitude of thy trading population, myrrh and embroidered works from Tharsis: Ramoth also and Chorchor furnished thy market.
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