Quick Definition
blue
Strong's Definition
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Derivation: probably for H7827 (שְׁחֶלֶת);
KJV Usage: blue.
TWOT Reference: 2510
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Cloth
reddish-purple = woven material, dyed reddish-purple with a substance obtained from the murex shellfish
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תְּכֵ֫לֶת 48 n.f. violet, i.e. violet thread and stuff base