Word Study · Strong's H711 · Hebrew
אַרְגְּוָן
argevan
arg-ev-awn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼargᵉvân
“{purple}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{purple}
Rendered in the KJV as
purple.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א2
- אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א1
How it is rendered · 1
- the purple3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3
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- ANcbsd/Ta · 3
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 5:7אַרְגְּוָנָ֣אʾargevana'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”here: the purple
- Daniel 5:16אַרְגְּוָנָ֣אʾargevana'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”here: the purple
- Daniel 5:29אַרְגְּוָנָ֔אʾargevana'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.here: the purple
Same headword in Strong's