H8504 — תְּכֵלֶת (tᵉkêleth)

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Strong's H8504 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תְּכֵלֶת (tᵉkêleth)

Pronunciation: tek-ay'-leth

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: probably for שְׁחֶלֶת (shᵉcheleth) [H7827];

Definition: the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith

KJV Renderings: blue.

Senses

  1. violet, violet stuff
    1. violet thread
    2. violet stuff or fabric
  2. (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G5098 τιμωρία timōría from G5097 vindication, i.e. (by implication) a penalty punishment
G5191 ὑακίνθινος hyakínthinos from G5192 "hyacinthine" or "jacinthine", i.e. deep blue jacinth
G5192 ὑάκινθος hyákinthos of uncertain derivation the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon jacinth
H7827 שְׁחֵלֶת shᵉchêleth apparently from the same as שַׁחַל (shachal) H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel. onycha

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.