תְּכֵלֶת
tᵉkêleth · tek-ay'-leth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Lexicon
Derivation: probably for H7827 (שְׁחֶלֶת);
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff 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: blue.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads › the mark, the covenant sign
The mark, the covenant sign of the open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תְּכֵלֶת 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
49 occurrences · 49 OT · 0 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of blue26 · 52%
- and blue9 · 18%
- blue6 · 12%
- in blue3 · 6%
- it on a blue1 · 2%
- both of blue1 · 2%
- and of the blue1 · 2%
- it in the blue1 · 2%
- with blue1 · 2%
- of things, in blue1 · 2%
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.