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Lexicon :: Strong's H8438 - tôlāʿ

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תּוֹלָע
Transliteration
tôlāʿ
Pronunciation
to-law'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2516b

Strong’s Definitions

תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ, to-law'; and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה tôwlêʻâh; or תּוֹלַעַת tôwlaʻath; or תֹּלַעַת tôlaʻath; from H3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith:—crimson, scarlet, worm.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H8438 in the following manner: scarlet (34x), worm (8x), crimson (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H8438 in the following manner: scarlet (34x), worm (8x), crimson (1x).

  1. worm, scarlet stuff, crimson

    1. worm - the female 'coccus ilicis'

    2. scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet

      1. the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis"

  2. worm, maggot

    1. worm, grub

    2. the worm "coccus ilicis"

      "When the female of the scarlet worm species was ready to give birth to her young, she would attach her body to the trunk of a tree, fixing herself so firmly and permanently that she would never leave again. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. From the dead bodies of such female scarlet worms, the commercial scarlet dyes of antiquity were extracted. What a picture this gives of Christ, dying on the tree, shedding his precious blood that he might 'bring many sons unto glory' (Hbr 2:10)! He died for us, that we might live through him! Psa 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. (cf. Isa 1:18)" (Henry Morris. Biblical Basis for Modern Science, Baker Book House, 1985, p. 73)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ, to-law'; and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה tôwlêʻâh; or תּוֹלַעַת tôwlaʻath; or תֹּלַעַת tôlaʻath; from H3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith:—crimson, scarlet, worm.
STRONGS H8438: Abbreviations
† I. תּוֺלָע noun [masculine] worm, scarlet stuff (dyed with the coccus ilicis, see שָׁנִי ThatcherHast. DB COLOURS); —
1. worm, only plural תּוֺלָעִים in stale manna Exodus 16:20 (P).
2. scarlet stuff, absolute singular תּוֺלָ Isaiah 1:18 (in sim || שָׁנִים; opposed to צֶמֶר); token of luxury Lamentations 4:5.

תּוֺלֵעָה, תּוֺלַ֫עַת 40 noun feminine worm; — absolute תּוֺלֵעָה Isaiah 14:11; Job 25:6; תּוֺלַעַת Isaiah 41:14 +, תּוֺלָ֑עַת Deuteronomy 28:39; Numbers 19:6; construct תּוֺלַ֫עַת Exodus 25:4 +; suffix תּוֺלַעְתָּם Isaiah 66:24; —
1. worm, grub, vine-weevil Jonah 4:7; Deuteronomy 28:39 (collective); devouring the dead Isaiah 14:11 (collective: || רִמָּה), Isaiah 66:24 (collective) symbol of insignificance Isaiah 41:14; Job 25:6 (|| רִמָּה), Psalm 22:7.
2. elsewhere (P) specif + שָׁנִי (which see), of the coccus ilicis yielding scarlet colour: שְׁנִי (הַ)תּ׳ Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; Numbers 19:6; of crimson stuff שָׁנִי בֶּגֶד ת׳ Numbers 4:8; usually תְּכֵלָת וְאַרְגָּמָן (הַ)שָּׁנִי וגו׳ שְׁנִ׳ Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1 + 24 times Exodus.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:20; 25:4; 25:4; 26:1

Leviticus

14:4; 14:6; 14:49; 14:51; 14:52

Numbers

4:8; 19:6; 19:6

Deuteronomy

28:39; 28:39

Job

25:6; 25:6

Psalms

22:7

Isaiah

1:18; 14:11; 14:11; 41:14; 41:14; 66:24; 66:24

Lamentations

4:5

Jonah

4:7

H8438

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Strong's Number H8438 matches the Hebrew תּוֹלָע (tôlāʿ),
which occurs 43 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 - But they did not hearken to Moses, but some left of it till the morning; and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was irritated with them.

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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 - (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 - (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 - (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 - (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 - (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 BoxLev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - And the priest shall give directions, and they shall take for him that is cleansed two clean live birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - And as for the living bird he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the spun scarlet, and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the living bird into the blood of the bird that was slain over running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - And he shall take to purify the house two clean living birds, and cedar wood, and spun scarlet, and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - And he shall take the cedar wood, and the spun scarlet, and the hyssop, and the living bird; and shall dip it into the blood of the bird slain over running water, and with them he shall sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - And he shall purify the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the spun scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8 - And they shall put upon it a scarlet cloth, and they shall cover it with a blue covering of skin, and they shall put the staves into it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet wool, and they shall cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 - Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, and shalt not drink the wine, neither shalt thou delight thyself with it, because the worm shall devour [fn]it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:6 - But alas! man is corruption, and the son of man a worm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - (LXX 21:7) But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - And come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 - Thy glory has come down to Hades, and thy great mirth: under thee they shall spread corruption, and the worm shall be thy covering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:14 - Fear not, Jacob, and thou Israel few in number; I have helped thee, saith thy God, he that redeems thee, O Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 - And they shall go forth, and see the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, and their fire shall not be quenched; and they shall be a spectacle to all flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 - He. They that feed on dainties are desolate in the streets: they that used to be nursed in scarlet have clothed themselves with dung.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 - And God commanded a worm the next morning, and it smote the gourd, and it withered away.
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