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tᵊxēlet תְּכֵ֫לֶת ‘blue’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably for šᵊḥēlet שְׁחֵ֫לֶת ‘onycha’

tᵊxēlet n, f
1) violet, violet stuff
 1a) violet thread
 1b) violet stuff or fabric
2) (TWOT) blue (covering spectrum from brilliant red through deep purple)

Mentioned in Exodus 39:29, 35:23, 27:16, 26:36, 36:37, 38:23, 39:1, 26:4, 36:11, 28:28, 28:37, 39:21, 38:18, 28:8, 39:5, 28:6, 28:15, 28:31, 39:2, 39:8, 39:22, 35:35, 25:4, 26:1, 26:31, 28:5, 28:33, 35:6, 35:25, 36:8, 36:35, 39:3, 39:24, 39:31 Numbers 4:12, 15:38, 4:9, 4:7, 4:11, 4:6 Jeremiah 10:9 Ezekiel 27:7, 27:24, 23:6 Esther 1:6, 8:15 2 Chronicles 2:6, 2:13, 3:14

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