תְּכֵלֶת
tᵉkêleth(tek-ay'-leth)
“the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith”
50 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Translated in KJV as
blue.
Etymology
probably for H7827 (שְׁחֶלֶת);
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“And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed f…”