H8438 – towla – תּוֹלָע – a crimson worm
- Strong’s ID:
- H8438
- Hebrew Word:
- תּוֹלָע
- Transliteration:
- tôwlâʻ / towla
- Pronunciation:
- to-law’
- Part of Speech:
- masculine noun
- Etymology:
- from H3216
- Usage Count:
- 43
- Search:
- Find “towla” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
a crimson worm; likely the coccus ilicis or kermes ilicis, used for making the kermes dye
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
and (feminine) תּוֹלֵעָה tôwlêʻâh, to-lay-aw’; or תּוֹלַעַת tôwlaʻath, to-lah’-ath; or תֹּלַעַת tôlaʻath, to-lah’-ath; 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:—crimson, scarlet, worm.