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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8438 - תֹּלַעַת

Transliteration
tôwlâʻ
Phonetics
to-law', to-lay-aw', (3,4) to-lah'-ath
Origin
from (H3216)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
2516b
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. worm, scarlet stuff, crimson
    1. worm-the female ´coccus ilicis´
    2. scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet
      1. the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis"
  2. worm, maggot
    1. worm, grub
    2. the worm "coccus ilicis"
  3. ++++
  4. When the female of the scarlet worm species was ready to give birth to her young, she would attach her body to the trunk of a tree, fixing herself so firmly and permanently that she would never leave again. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. From the dead bodies of such female scarlet worms, the commercial scarlet dyes of antiquity were extracted. What a picture this gives of Christ, dying on the tree, shedding His precious blood that He might "bring many sons unto glory" (Heb 2:10)! He died for us, that we might live through him! Ps 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. (cf. Isa 1:(from page 73, "Biblical Basis for Modern Science", 1985, Baker Book House, by Henry Morris)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2847 ‑ κόκκινος (kok'‑kee‑nos);  2848 ‑ κόκκος (kok'‑kos);  4663 ‑ σκώληξ (sko'‑lakes);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (14)
Exodus 4
Numbers 2
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
BSB (37)
Exodus 27
Leviticus 5
Numbers 2
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
CSB (8)
Exodus 27
Leviticus 5
Numbers 2
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
ESV (15)
Exodus 27
Leviticus 5
Numbers 2
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
KJV (43)
Exodus 27
Leviticus 5
Numbers 2
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
LEB (41)
Exodus 27
Leviticus 4
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 4
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
LSB (3)
Exodus 1
Isaiah 1
Lamentations 1
N95 (3)
Exodus 1
Isaiah 1
Lamentations 1
NAS (3)
Exodus 1
Isaiah 1
Lamentations 1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (14)
Exodus 4
Numbers 2
Deuteronomy 1
Job 1
Psalms 1
Isaiah 3
Lamentations 1
Jonah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1269) ol (לאה LAh) AC: Swallow CO: Throat AB: ?

A) ol (לאה LAh) AC: ? CO: Throat AB: ?

Nm ) ol (לאה LAh) - Throat: KJV (1): throat - Strongs: H3930 (לֹעַ)

im) olt (תלאה TLAh) - Crimson: The color of the throat. KJV (1): scarlet - Strongs: H8529 (תָּלַע)

J) ofl (לואה LWAh) AC: Swallow CO: ? AB: ?

V) ofl (לואה LWAh) - Swallow: KJV (2): (vf: Paal) swallow - Strongs: H3886 (לוּעַ)

L) oli (ילאה YLAh) AC: Devour CO: ? AB: ?

V) oli (ילאה YLAh) - Devour: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) devour - Strongs: H3216 (יָלַע)

im) olft (תולאה TWLAh) - I. Crimson:The color of the throat. II. Worm:A crimson colored worm. KJV (43): scarlet, worm - Strongs: H8438 (תֹּלַעַת)

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AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 I. תּוֺלָע noun [masculine] worm, scarlet stuff (dyed with the coccus ilicis, see שָׁנִי Thatcher Hast. DB COLOURS); —

1 worm, only plural תּוֺלָעִים in stale manna Exodus 16:20 (P).

2 scarlet stuff, absolute singular תּוֺלָ Isaiah 1:18 (in sim "" שָׁנִים; opposed to צֶמֶר); token of luxury Lamentations 4:5.

תּוֺלֵעָה, תּוֺלַ֫עַת40

noun feminine worm; — absolute תּוֺלֵעָה Isaiah 14:11; Job 25:6; תּוֺלַעַת Isaiah 41:14 +, תּוֺלָ֑עַת Deuteronomy 28:39; Numbers 19:6; construct תּוֺלַ֫עַת Exodus 25:4 +; suffix תּוֺלַעְתָּם Isaiah 66:24; —

1 worm, grub, vine-weevil Jonah 4:7; Deuteronomy 28:39 (collective); devouring the dead Isaiah 14:11 (collective: "" רִמָּה), Isaiah 66:24 (collective) symbol of insignificance Isaiah 41:14; Job 25:6 ("" רִמָּה), Psalm 22:7.

2 elsewhere (P) specif + שָׁנִי (q. v.), of the coccus ilicis yielding scarlet colour: ׳שְׁנִי (הַ)תּ Leviticus 14:4,6,49,51,52; Numbers 19:6; of crimson stuff שָׁנִי׳בֶּגֶד ת Numbers 4:8; usually תְּכֵלָת וְאַרְגָּמָן׳(הַ)שָּׁנִי וגו ׳שְׁנִ Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1 24t. Exodus.


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List of Word Forms
בְּתוֹלַ֧עַת בתולעת הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ הַתּוֹלַ֖עַת הַתּוֹלַ֗עַת הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃ התולעת התולעת׃ התלעת׃ וְתֹלַ֣עַת וְתוֹלַ֣עַת וְתוֹלַ֥עַת וְתוֹלַ֧עַת וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת ובתולעת ותולעת ותלעת כַתּוֹלָ֖ע כתולע תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ תּוֹלַ֔עַת תּוֹלַ֣עַת תּוֹלַ֥עַת תּוֹלַ֧עַת תּוֹלָעִ֖ים תוֹלַ֖עַת תוֹלַ֣עַת תוֹלַעְתָּ֞ם תוֹלָ֑עַת תוֹלָ֔ע תולע תולעה׃ תולעים תולעת תולעתם bə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ betoLaat bəṯōwla‘aṯ chattoLa hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ hat·tō·w·la·‘aṯ hat·tō·w·lā·‘aṯ hattōlā‘aṯ hattoLaat hattōwla‘aṯ hattōwlā‘aṯ ḵat·tō·w·lā‘ ḵattōwlā‘ ṯō·w·lā‘ ṯō·w·la‘·tām tō·w·la·‘aṯ ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ ṯō·w·lā·‘aṯ tō·w·lā·‘îm tō·w·lê·‘āh toLa toLaat tolaIm tolaTam toleAh ṯōwlā‘ tōwla‘aṯ ṯōwla‘aṯ ṯōwlā‘aṯ tōwlā‘îm ṯōwla‘tām tōwlê‘āh ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ ūḇəṯōwla‘aṯ uvetoLaat vetoLaat wə·ṯō·la·‘aṯ wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ wəṯōla‘aṯ wəṯōwla‘aṯ
 
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