תכלת

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ת־כ־ל (t-k-l)

Cognate with Aramaic תְּכִלְתָּא (təḵiltā), Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒆳𒊏 (takiltu).

Noun

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תְּכֵלֶת (t'chéletf

  1. biblical blue
  2. (archaic) wool dyed biblical blue
  3. in Modern Hebrew, the feminine form of תכול (tekhol, azure)

See also

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Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפוראָפֹר (afór)      שחורשָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדוםאָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתוםכָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khum)              צהובצָהֹב (tsahóv); קרֶם (krem)
             ליים (láym)              ירוקיָרֹק (yarók)              ירוק נענעיָרֹק נַעְנַע (yarók nána)
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחולכָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגולסָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (madjénta); סגולסָגֹל (sagól)              ורודוָרֹד (varód)

References

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  • תכלת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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