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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 34 times in 34 verses in 'Exo' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - [fn]blue, H8504 purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4 - “You shall make loops of [fn]blue H8504 on the edge of the [fn]outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second [fn]set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - “You shall make a veil of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - “You shall make a screen for the doorway of the tent of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver, with their four pillars and their four [fn]sockets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold and the [fn]blue H8504 and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 - “They shall also make the ephod of gold, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of the skillful workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - “You shall make a [fn]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - “They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a [fn]blue H8504 cord, so that it will be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece will not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31 - “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of [fn]blue. H8504

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37 - “You shall [fn]fasten it on a [fn]blue H8504 cord, and it shall be on the turban; it shall be at the front of the turban.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - and [fn]blue, H8504 purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - Every man, [fn]who had in his possession [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats’ hair and rams’ skins [fn]dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - All the [fn]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled them with [fn]skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in [fn]blue H8504 and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - All the [fn]skillful men among those who were performing the work made the [fn]tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman, [fn]Bezalel made them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:11 - He made loops of [fn]blue H8504 on the edge of the [fn]outermost curtain in the first [fn]set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was [fn]outermost in the second [fn]set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - Moreover, he made the veil of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He made a screen for the doorway of the tent, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - The screen of the gate of the court was the work of the [fn]weaver, of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the [fn]height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 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 workman and a [fn]weaver in [fn]blue H8504 and in purple and in scarlet material, and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 - Moreover, from the [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, they made finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place [fn]as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - He made the ephod of gold, and of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [fn]to be woven in with the [fn]blue H8504 and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - The skillfully woven band which was on it was like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold and of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a [fn]blue H8504 cord, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:22 - Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of [fn]blue; H8504

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - They made pomegranates of [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twisted linen, and [fn]blue H8504 and purple and scarlet material, the work of the [fn]weaver, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31 - They [fn]fastened a [fn]blue H8504 cord to it, to [fn]fasten it on the turban above, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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