tōlāʿ תּוֹלָע ‘worm’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from yālaʿ יָלַע ‘to blurt’
Roots:
ילע
Variants: תּוֹלֵעָה, תּוֹלָע
tōlāʿ n, m/f
A1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson
1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis'
1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet
1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis"
B1) worm, maggot
1a) worm, grub
1b) the worm "coccus ilicis"