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Lexicon :: Strong's H8504 - tᵊḵēleṯ

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תְּכֵלֶת
Transliteration
tᵊḵēleṯ
Pronunciation
tek-ay'-leth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2510

Strong’s Definitions

תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêleth, tek-ay'-leth; probably for H7827; the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith:—blue.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's H8504 in the following manner: blue (50x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's H8504 in the following manner: blue (50x).

  1. violet, violet stuff

    1. violet thread

    2. violet stuff or fabric

  2. (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêleth, tek-ay'-leth; probably for H7827; the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith:—blue.
STRONGS H8504: Abbreviations
תְּכֵ֫לֶת 48 noun feminine violet, i.e. violet thread and stuff; Greek Version of the LXX usually υἄκινθος, υἀκίθινος; see ThatcherHast. DB COLOURS (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Targum תִּכְלָא); —
1. violet thread (spun, Exodus 35:25; woven, Exodus 39:3):
a. in Exodus (P) of hangings of tabernacle, ephod, etc., ת׳ + אַרְגָּמָן, תּוֺלַעַת שָׁנִי (q. v.; often also שֵׁשׁ, זהב), Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 28:5, 6, 33; Exodus 35:25 + 20 times; of temple hangings (+ אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן, כַּרְמִיל, בּוּץ) 2 Chron 2:6; 2 Chronicles 2:13; 2 Chronicles 2:14; loops or cords of ת׳ (alone) Exodus 26:4; Exodus 28:28, 31, 37; Exodus 36:11; Exodus 39:21, 22, 31; Numbers 15:38 (all P).
b. palace hangings in Shushan + חוּר Esther 1:6.
† 2. violet stuff, fabric.; לְבוּשֵׁי ת׳ Ezekiel 23:6, גְּלוֺמֵי ת׳ וְרִקְמָה Ezekiel 27:24; וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָׁם ת׳ Jeremiah 10:9; also in trade Ezekiel 27:7 (+ אַרְגָּמָן, שֵׁשׁ בְּרִקְמָה), compare בֶּגֶד ת׳ for covering sacred utensils Numbers 4:6, 7, 9, 11, 12 (P).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:4; 26:1; 26:4; 28:5; 28:6; 28:28; 28:31; 28:33; 28:37; 35:25; 35:25; 36:11; 39:3; 39:21; 39:22; 39:31

Numbers

4:6; 4:7; 4:9; 4:11; 4:12; 15:38

2 Chronicles

2:6; 2:13; 2:14

Esther

1:6

Jeremiah

10:9

Ezekiel

23:6; 27:7; 27:24

H8504

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8504 matches the Hebrew תְּכֵלֶת (tᵊḵēleṯ),
which occurs 49 times in 49 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, fine twisted linen, goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 -

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle (sacred tent of worship) with ten [interior] curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric; you shall make them with [embroidered] cherubim, the handwork of a skillful craftsman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4 - “You shall make loops of blue on the outer edge of the last curtain in the first set, and likewise in the second set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 -

“You shall make a veil [to divide the two rooms] of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen, skillfully worked with cherubim on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 -

“You shall make a screen [to provide a covering] for the doorway of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and finely woven [embroidered] linen, the work of an embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen [to provide a covering] of twenty cubits, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and finely woven [embroidered] linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four pillars and four [base] sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They are to use the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen [from the people],

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 -

and they shall make the ephod of gold and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen, skillfully woven and [beautifully] worked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “And the skillfully woven sash, which is on the ephod shall be made of the same material: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You are to make a breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled and talented craftsman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and of fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - “They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it will be above the skillfully woven sash of the ephod, so that the breastpiece will not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31 -

“And you shall make the [fn]robe of the ephod all of blue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “You shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric all around its hem, with gold bells between them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37 - “You shall fasten it on the front of the turban with a blue cord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, fine linen, goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - Every man who had in his possession blue or purple or scarlet fabric, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and [fn]rams’ skins dyed red and [fn]porpoise skins, brought them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - All the skilled and talented women spun thread with their hands, and brought what they had spun, blue and purple and scarlet fabric and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled them with skill to do the work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and in fine linen, and of a weaver; makers of every work and embroiderers of [excellent] designs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 -

All the skilled men among them who were doing the work on the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, with cherubim [worked into them], the work of an embroiderer, Bezalel made them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:11 - He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set; he also did this on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second set.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 -

Further, Bezalel made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He made a screen (curtain) for the doorway of the tent, of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - The screen (curtain) for the gate of the courtyard [on the east side] was the work of an embroiderer, in blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, corresponding to the curtains of the court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - With him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skillful craftsman and an embroiderer in blue and in purple and in scarlet fabric, and in fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 -

Moreover, from the blue and purple and scarlet fabric, they made finely woven garments for serving and ministering in the Holy Place; they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 -

Bezalel made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Then Bezalel and Oholiab hammered the gold [into thin sheets] and cut it into threads to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and into the fine linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - The skillfully woven sash with which to bind it, which was on the ephod [to hold it in place], was like its workmanship, of the same material: of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 -

Bezalel made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful craftsman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would lie on the woven sash of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:22 -

Then Bezalel made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, the work of an embroiderer, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31 - They tied a blue cord to it, to fasten it on the turban above, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:6 - and they shall put on it a covering of [fn]porpoise skin (fine leather), and shall spread over that a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert the carrying poles of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - “Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes [for incense], the sacrificial bowls, the jars for the drink offering, and the continual bread [of the Presence] shall be on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - “Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps, its wick cutters, its trays, and all the oil vessels, by which it is supplied;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - “Over the golden [incense] altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its carrying poles;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - and they shall take all the utensils of the service with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of porpoise skin, and put them on the carrying bars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - “Speak to the sons of Israel and tell them to make for themselves tassels on the hems of their garments throughout their generations, and put a cord of blue on the tassel of each hem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “Now send me a man who is skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a [fn]Danite woman and a Tyrian father. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood; in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics, and in fine linen. He is able to make any kind of engraving and to carry out any design given him. He will work with your skilled men and those of my lord, David your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - He made the veil [between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] of blue, purple, and crimson colors, and [fn]fine linen, and embroidered cherubim on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - There were curtains (draperies) of fine white and violet linen fastened with cords of fine purple linen to silver rings and marble columns. The couches of gold and silver rested on a mosaic floor of [fn]porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious colored stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 -

Then Mordecai departed from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and with a robe of fine linen and purple wool; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 -

Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from [fn]Tarshish,

And gold from [fn]Uphaz,

The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;

Violet and purple are their clothing;

They are all the work of skilled men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - who were clothed in purple, governors and officials, all of them attractive young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 -

“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your distinguishing mark (insignia);

Your [ship’s] awning [which covered you] was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor].

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24 - “They traded with you in choice fabrics and garments, in clothes of blue or violet and embroidered work, and in [treasures of] multi-colored damask and knotted carpets bound with tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise.
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