Biblica Analytica

תְּכֵ֫לֶת

te.khe.let (H8504)

blue

49 verses 6 books OT 49 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) is defined as "blue." It is one of the most frequently occurring words in the Hebrew Bible, appearing 49 times. This word refers not only to the color blue but appears to be used as a proper noun symbolizing divine favor, beauty, and royalty, given its association with God, heaven, and precious stones. Its usage range is diverse, from describing the color of precious stones to referring to the heavens and the sky. When paired with other words, such as 'clothing' or 'garment,' it signifies splendor, royalty, and divine presence. This Hebrew word not only represents a color but serves as a metaphor for something beautiful, sacred, and valuable. The significance of תְּכֵ֫לֶת lies in its association with God and the divine realm. Its frequent mention suggests that it symbolized a powerful and coveted concept or object in ancient Hebrew culture, representing something desirable and awe-inspiring. Through this analysis, we gain insight into the symbolic and linguistic importance of this word in ancient Hebrew thought and its potential impact on the composition and message of the Hebrew Bible.

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Exodus 25:4

blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,

Exodus 26:1

“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. You shall make them with the work of a skillful workman.

Exodus 26:4

You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling, and you shall do likewise on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.

Exodus 26:31

“You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.

Exodus 26:36

“You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.

Exodus 27:16

For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.

Exodus 28:5

They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Exodus 28:6

“They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

Exodus 28:8

The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 28:15

“You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

Exodus 28:28

They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

Exodus 28:31

“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

Exodus 28:33

On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem; with bells of gold between and around them:

Exodus 28:37

You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash. It shall be on the front of the sash.

Exodus 35:23

Everyone with whom was found blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, and sea cow hides, brought them.

Exodus 35:25

All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun: the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.

Exodus 35:35

He has filled them with wisdom of heart to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.

Exodus 36:8

All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet. They made them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

Exodus 36:11

He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second coupling.

Exodus 36:35

He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.

Exodus 36:37

He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;

Exodus 38:18

The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height along the width was five cubits, like the hangings of the court.

Exodus 38:23

With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.

Exodus 39:1

Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:2

He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 39:3

They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in with the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.

Exodus 39:5

The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:8

He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 39:21

They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:22

He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

Exodus 39:24

They made on the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, scarlet, and twined linen.

Exodus 39:29

the sash of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:31

They tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on the turban above, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Numbers 4:6

put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

Numbers 4:7

“On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.

Numbers 4:9

“They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.

Numbers 4:11

“On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

Numbers 4:12

“They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

Numbers 15:38

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes on the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue.

2 Chronicles 2:7

“Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

2 Chronicles 2:14

the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, and in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

2 Chronicles 3:14

He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

Esther 1:6

There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble.

Esther 8:15

Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.

Jeremiah 10:9

There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the engraver and of the hands of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple. They are all the work of skillful men.

Ezekiel 23:6

who were clothed with blue, governors and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

Ezekiel 27:7

Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.

Ezekiel 27:24

These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich clothing, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise.