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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.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:20 - But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms H8438 and stank; and Moses was angry with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 -

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 -

“You shall also make a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 -

“You shall also make a curtain for the doorway of the tent of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of [fn]twenty cubits, of [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold, the [fn]violet, the purple, the scarlet material, and the fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 -

“They shall also make the ephod of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of the skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “The skillfully woven band of its overlay, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold, of violet and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You shall make a [fn]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled embroiderer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “You shall make on its hem pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - Everyone [fn]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins [fn]dyed red or fine leather, brought them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And all the [fn]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled them with [fn]skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 -

All the [fn]skillful people among those who were performing the work made the [fn]tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, [fn]Bezalel made them.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 -

Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - Now the curtain of the gate of the courtyard was the work of the [fn]weaver, of [fn]violet, 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 courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - With him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skilled embroiderer, and a [fn]weaver in violet, in purple, and in scarlet material, and fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 -

Now from the [fn]violet, 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 -

He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [fn]to be woven in with the violet, the purple, and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the skillfully woven band of its overlay which was on it was like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 -

And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - And they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twisted linen, and violet, purple, and scarlet material, the work of the [fn]weaver, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - then the priest shall give orders to take two live clean birds, cedar wood, a [fn]scarlet string, and hyssop for the one who is to be cleansed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - As for the live bird, he shall take it together with the cedar wood, the [fn]scarlet string, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the [fn]running water.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - “To cleanse the house then, he shall take two birds, cedar wood, a [fn]scarlet string, and hyssop,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - “Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the [fn]scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird as well as in the [fn]running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - “So he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the [fn]running water, along with the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the [fn]scarlet string.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8 - “And they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet H8438 material, and cover the same with a covering of fine leather, and they shall insert its carrying poles.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - ‘And the priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet H8438 material, and throw it into the midst of the [fn]burning heifer.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 - “You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor bring in the harvest, because the worm will eat it.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:6 -

How much less man, that maggot,

And a son of man, that worm!”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 -

But I am a worm and not a person,

A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 -

“Come now, and let us [fn]debate your case,

Says the LORD,

“Though your sins are as scarlet,

They shall become as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson H8438,

They shall be like wool.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:11 -

‘Your pride and the music of your harps

Have been brought down to Sheol;

Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath you

And worms are your covering.’

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:14 -

“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you people of Israel;

I will help you,” declares the LORD, “and your [fn]Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:24 -

“Then they will go out and look

At the corpses of the people

Who have rebelled against Me.

For their worm will not die

And their fire will not be extinguished;

And they will be an abhorrence to all [fn]mankind.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:5 -

Those who used to eat delicacies

Are made to tremble in the streets;

Those who were raised in crimson H8438 clothing

Embrace garbage heaps.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:7 - But God designated a worm when dawn came the next day, and it attacked the plant and it withered.
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