תּוֹלָע
tôwlâʻ · to-law'
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Lexicon
Derivation: and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה; or תּוֹלַעַת; or תֹּלַעַת; from H3216 (יָלַע); a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144 (שָׁנִי))
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: crimson, scarlet, worm.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › to see and know
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוֹלָע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
43 occurrences · 43 OT · 0 NT · 23 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and scarlet22 · 51%
- and of scarlet3 · 7%
- of scarlet2 · 5%
- in scarlet2 · 5%
- and the scarlet2 · 5%
- worms1 · 2%
- and in scarlet1 · 2%
- and in the scarlet1 · 2%
- and with the scarlet1 · 2%
- the grapes; for the worms1 · 2%
- which is a worm1 · 2%
- but i am a worm1 · 2%
- like crimson1 · 2%
- under thee, and the worms1 · 2%
- not, thou worm1 · 2%
- against me: for their worm1 · 2%
- a worm1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.