HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8504
תְּכֵ֫לֶת
te.khe.let — blue
1) violet, violet stuff 1a) violet thread 1b) violet stuff or fabric 2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple)
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Blue
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H646
אֵפוֹד
e.phod — ephod
1) ephod 1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment 1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff 1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H642
אֲפֻדָּה
e.phud.dah — ephod
1) ephod 1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment 1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff 1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold 1b) a metallic covering for idols, a plating over
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5191
ὑακίνθινος
huakinthinos — dark blue
ὑακίνθινος, -η, -ον (ὑάκινθος), [in LXX for תַּחַשׁ, תְּכֵלֶת ;] of hyacinth, hyacinthine (see: ὑάκινθος), "doubtless meant to describe the blue smoke of a sulphurous flame" (Swete): Rev.9:17 (Hom., Eur., al.).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5192
ὑάκινθος
huakinthos — hyacinth
ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό [in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;] hyacinth; (a) in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris; (b) in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Rev.21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21333
χαροπός
charopos — grey
1. glad-eyed, bright-eyed , χαροποὶ λέοντες (Odyssey by Homer); θῆρες (Sophocles Tragicus):—;later, it denoted light-blue or grayish colour , ὄμματά μοι γλαυκᾶς χαροπώτερα πολλὸν Ἀθάνας (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); also of the Germans, see. χαροπότης. 2. of the eyes of youths, sparkling with joy, joyous, gladsome , [Refs 3rd c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9288
συμφύρω
sumphurō — to blend together
to knead together: beat black and blue , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus):—;Pass., (Euripides); ψυχὴ συμπέφυρται μετὰ τοῦ κακοῦ (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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Generally associated with purple (Ex. 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36, etc.). It is supposed to have been obtained from a shellfish of the Mediterranean, the Helix ianthina of Linnaeus. The robe of the high priest’s ephod was to be all of this colour (Ex. 28:31), also the loops of the curtains (26:4) and the ribbon of the breastplate (28:28). Blue cloths were also made for various sacred purposes (Num. 4:6, 7, 9, 11, 12). (See COLOUR.)
Scripture references
Exodus 25:4Exodus 26:1Exodus 26:31Exodus 26:36Exodus 28:31Numbers 4:6Numbers 4:7Numbers 4:9Numbers 4:11Numbers 4:12
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.