# תְּכֵלֶת (tekhelet)

Israeli respelling: te-khe-let. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8504. 49 Old Testament occurrences.

the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith

King James renderings: blue.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/tekhelet-h8504

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 25:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/25/4) — And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
- [Exodus 26:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/26/1) — Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunnin…
- [Exodus 26:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/26/4) — And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the u…
- [Exodus 26:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/26/31) — And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
- [Exodus 26:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/26/36) — And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
- [Exodus 27:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/27/16) — And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with n…
- [Exodus 28:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/5) — And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
- [Exodus 28:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/6) — And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
- [Exodus 28:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/8) — And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purp…
- [Exodus 28:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/15) — And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of…
- [Exodus 28:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/28) — And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious…
- [Exodus 28:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/31) — And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
- [Exodus 28:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/33) — And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells…
- [Exodus 28:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/28/37) — And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
- [Exodus 35:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/35/6) — And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
- [Exodus 35:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/35/23) — And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skin…
- [Exodus 35:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/35/25) — And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and…
- [Exodus 35:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/35/35) — Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer,…
- [Exodus 36:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/36/8) — And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple,…
- [Exodus 36:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/36/11) — And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another c…
- [Exodus 36:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/36/35) — And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
- [Exodus 36:37](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/36/37) — And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
- [Exodus 38:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/38/18) — And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was th…
- [Exodus 38:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/38/23) — And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in pur…
- [Exodus 39:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/1) — And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaro…
- [Exodus 39:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/2) — And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- [Exodus 39:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/3) — And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in t…
- [Exodus 39:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/5) — And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarl…
- [Exodus 39:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/8) — And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- [Exodus 39:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/21) — And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle o…
- [Exodus 39:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/22) — And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
- [Exodus 39:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/24) — And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
- [Exodus 39:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/29) — And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- [Exodus 39:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/39/31) — And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- [Numbers 4:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/4/6) — And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
- [Numbers 4:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/4/7) — And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to…
- [Numbers 4:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/4/9) — And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the…
- [Numbers 4:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/4/11) — And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves th…
- [Numbers 4:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/4/12) — And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover t…
- [Numbers 15:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/15/38) — Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations,…
- [2 Chronicles 2:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/2/7) — Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and th…
- [2 Chronicles 2:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/2/14) — The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in…
- [2 Chronicles 3:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/3/14) — And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
- [Esther 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/1/6) — Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds w…
- [Esther 8:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/15) — And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment…
- [Jeremiah 10:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/10/9) — Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and…
- [Ezekiel 23:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/23/6) — Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
- [Ezekiel 27:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/27/7) — Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was…
- [Ezekiel 27:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/27/24) — These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and…