HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3758
כַּרְמִיל
kar.mil — crimson
crimson, red, carmine
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Crimson
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G9653
φοινίκεος
phoinikeos — crimson
purple-red, purple or crimson , and (generally) red , Lat. puniceus, (Herdotus Historicus):—;attic contracted φοινι-κοῦς, ᾶ, οῦν, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8438
תּוֹלָע
to.la — worm
1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson 1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis' 1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet 1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis" Also means: to.le.ah (תּוֹלֵעָה "worm" H8438B)
43 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8144
שָׁנִי
sha.ni — scarlet
1) scarlet, crimson 1a) properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson
42 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
See COLOUR.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.