Definition
and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה; or תּוֹלַעַת; or תֹּלַעַת; from H3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith
Traditional renderings: crimson, scarlet, worm.
Traditional renderings: crimson, scarlet, worm.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders תּוֹלָע:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
43 total
- Exodus 16:20תּוֹלָעִ֖ים · with maggotsBut they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
- Exodus 25:4וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarn…blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
- Exodus 26:1וְתֹלַ֣עַת · and scarlet yarn“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 26:31וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnMake a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 26:36וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnFor the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- Exodus 27:16וְתוֹלַ֧עַת · and scarlet yarnThe gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.
- Exodus 28:5תּוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnThey shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
- Exodus 28:6תּוֹלַ֧עַת · and scarlet yarnThey are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- Exodus 28:8וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnAnd the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 28:15וְתוֹלַ֧עַת · and scarlet yarnYou are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 28:33וְתוֹלַ֣עַת · and scarlet yarnMake pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
- Exodus 35:6וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarn…blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
- Exodus 35:23וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · or scarlet yarnEveryone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
- Exodus 35:25תּוֹלַ֥עַת · or scarlet yarnEvery skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
- Exodus 35:35בְּתוֹלַ֧עַת · and scarlet yarnHe has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
- Exodus 36:8וְתוֹלַ֣עַת · and scarlet yarnAll the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 36:35וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnNext, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 36:37וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnFor the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
- Exodus 38:18וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnThe curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,
- Exodus 38:23וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnWith him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
- Exodus 39:1וְתוֹלַ֣עַת · and scarlet yarnFrom the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:2וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnBezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- Exodus 39:3תּוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnThey hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
- Exodus 39:5וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnAnd the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:8וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarnHe made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 39:24וְתוֹלַ֣עַת · and scarlet yarnThey made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
- Exodus 39:29וְתוֹלַ֥עַת · and scarlet yarn…and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 14:4תוֹלַ֖עַת…the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
- Leviticus 14:6הַתּוֹלַ֖עַתAnd he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
- Leviticus 14:49תוֹלַ֖עַתHe is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
- Leviticus 14:51הַתּוֹלַ֗עַתThen he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
- Leviticus 14:52הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
- Numbers 4:8תּוֹלַ֣עַת · a scarletAnd they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
- Numbers 19:6תוֹלָ֑עַתThe priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
- Deuteronomy 28:39הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ · wormsYou will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.
- Job 25:6תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃פ · who is but a worm…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
- Psalm 22:6תוֹלַ֣עַת · am a wormBut I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- Isaiah 1:18כַתּוֹלָ֖ע · as crimson“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Isaiah 14:11תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃ · and wormsYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
- Isaiah 41:14תּוֹלַ֣עַת · you wormDo not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 66:24תוֹלַעְתָּ֞ם · their worm“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”
- Lamentations 4:5תוֹלָ֔ע · crimsonThose who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
- Jonah 4:7תּוֹלַ֔עַת · a wormWhen dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.