תכלת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־כ־ל (t-k-l)
2 terms

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

Noun

תְּכֵלֶת • (t'chélet) f

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

See also

Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפור / אָפֹר (afór)      שחור / שָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדום / אָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתום / כָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khúm)              צהוב / צָהֹב (tsahóv); קְרֶם (krém)
             לַיְם / ליים (láym)              ירוק / יָרֹק (yarók)             
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחול / כָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגול / סָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (majénta); סגול / סָגֹל (sagól)              ורוד / וָרֹד (varód)

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