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Lexicon :: Strong's H8504 - tᵊḵēleṯ

Aa
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 BoxExo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - And blue and purple and red, and the best linen, and goats' hair;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - And you are to make a House for me, with ten curtains of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:4 - And you are to put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group of five, and on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group of five;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - And you are to make a curtain for the doorway of the Tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - And across the doorway, a veil of twenty cubits of the best linen, made of needlework of blue and purple and red, with four pillars and four bases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 - And make the ephod of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen, the work of a designer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - And the beautifully worked band, which goes on it, is to be of the same work and the same material, of gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - And make a priest's bag for giving decisions, designed like the ephod, made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - So that the rings on the bag may be fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord and on to the band of the ephod, so that the bag may not come loose from the ephod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31 - The robe which goes with the ephod is to be made all of blue;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - And round the skirts of it put fruits in blue and purple and red, with bells of gold between;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37 - Put a blue cord on it and put it on the front of the twisted head-dress:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - And blue and purple and red and the best linen and goats' hair,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - And everyone who had blue and purple and red and the best linen and goats' hair and sheepskins coloured red and leather, gave them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And all the women who were expert with their hands, made cloth, and gave the work of their hands, blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - To them he has given knowledge of all the arts of the handworker, of the designer, and the expert workman; of the maker of needlework in blue and purple and red and the best linen, and of the maker of cloth; in all the arts of the designer and the trained workman they are expert.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - Then all the expert workmen among them made the House with its ten curtains; of the best linen, blue and purple and red, they made them, with winged ones worked by expert designers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:11 - And they put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group, and in the same way on the outside curtain of the second group.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - And he made the veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with winged ones designed by expert workmen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - And they made a curtain for the door of the tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - And the curtain for the doorway of the open space was of the best linen, with designs of blue and purple and red in needlework; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, to go with the hangings round the sides.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; a designer and a trained workman, expert in needlework of blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:1 - And from the needlework of blue and purple and red they made the robes used for the work of the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Hammering the gold into thin plates and cutting it into wires to be worked into the blue and the purple and the red and the linen by the designer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the beautifully worked band which went on it was of the same design and the same material, worked in gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:21 - And the rings on the bag were fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord, keeping it in place over the band, so that the bag might not get loose, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:22 - The robe which went with the ephod was made all of blue;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:31 - It was fixed to the head-dress by a blue cord, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:6 - And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - And on the table of the holy bread they are to put a blue cloth, and on it all the vessels, the spoons and the basins and the cups; and the holy bread with them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:9 - And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:11 - On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:12 - All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:38 - Say to the children of Israel that through all their generations they are to put on the edges of their robes an ornament of twisted threads, and in every ornament a blue cord;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - So now send me an expert worker in gold and silver and brass and iron? in purple and red and blue, and in the cutting of all sorts of ornament, to be with the expert workmen who are here in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom my father David got together.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, whose father was a man of Tyre, an expert worker in gold and silver and brass and iron, in stone and wood, in purple and blue and fair linen and red, trained in the cutting of every sort of ornament and the invention of every sort of design; let him be given a place among your expert workmen and those of my lord, your father David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Silver hammered into plates is sent from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the expert workman and of the hands of the gold-worker; blue and purple is their clothing, all the work of expert men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - Who were clothed in blue, captains and rulers, all of them young men to be desired, horsemen seated on horses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - The best linen with needlework from Egypt was your sail, stretched out to be a flag for you; blue and purple from the sea-lands of Elishah gave you shade.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24 - These were your traders in beautiful robes, in rolls of blue and needlework, and in chests of coloured cloth, corded with cords and made of cedar-wood, in them they did trade with you.
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