אַרְגָּמָןʼargâmân

purple, red-purple, i.e.

Pronunciation: ar-gaw-mawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H713

Meanings

purple thread & cloth

1. purple thread (Exodus 35:25; Exodus 39:3; Esther 1:6)

a. violet (Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 26:31)

2. purple cloth (Numbers 4:13; Judges 8:26; Esther 8:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 25:4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;
  • Exodus 26:1 “Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
  • Exodus 26:31 “For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
  • Exodus 26:36 “Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
  • Exodus 27:16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, make a curtain that is 30 feet long. Make it from finely woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. Support it with four posts, each securely set in its own base.
  • Exodus 28:5 So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
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