וּ/תְכֵ֧לֶת
𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤕
tᵉkêleth
and blue
A distinctive blue or blue-violet dye, or fabric dyed with this color, produced from a sea mollusk and used in high-status garments and sacred textiles. The term denotes either the dye itself or items colored with it, especially cloth used in the tabernacle, priestly garments, and regalia.
Exodus 25:4 · Word #1
Lexicon H8504
| Lemma | תְּכֵלֶת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤕 |
| Transliteration | tᵉkêleth |
| Strong's | H8504 |
| Definition | A distinctive blue or blue-violet dye, or fabric dyed with this color, produced from a sea mollusk and used in high-status garments and sacred textiles. The term denotes either the dye itself or items colored with it, especially cloth used in the tabernacle, priestly garments, and regalia. |
Morphology HC/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and blue |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8504-04
blue-violet sacred dye
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine singular absolute; prefixed conjunction וּ in the given surface forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the distinctive blue or blue-violet dye derived from a sea mollusk, especially associated with sacred and high-status textiles. The rendering preserves its material sense as a dye rather than a generic color term and reflects its singular feminine absolute form. |
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