Word Study · Strong's H8438 · Hebrew
תּוֹלָע
tola
to-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tôwlâʻ
“the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Rendered in the KJV as
crimson, scarlet, worm.
- 43occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 23inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 43 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 23
- וְתוֹלַ֥עַת13
- וְתוֹלַ֣עַת4
- תּוֹלַ֥עַת3
- וְתוֹלַ֧עַת2
- תוֹלַ֖עַת2
- תּוֹלַ֣עַת2
- בְּתוֹלַ֧עַת1
- הַתּוֹלַ֖עַת1
- הַתּוֹלַ֗עַת1
- הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃1
- הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃1
- וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 17
- and scarlet stuff of19
- a worm4
- [the] scarlet stuff of3
- the worm3
- scarlet stuff of2
- [am] a worm1
- [are] worm[s]1
- and [the] scarlet stuff of1
- and in [the] scarlet stuff of1
- crimson1
- in [the] scarlet stuff of1
- like the crimson1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)20
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- noun · feminine singular6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncfsc · 20
- HNcfsc · 7
- HNcfsa · 6
- HTd/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 43, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus27 of 43 · 63%
- Leviticus5 of 43 · 12%
- Isaiah4 of 43 · 9%
- Numbers2 of 43 · 5%
- Deuteronomy1 of 43 · 2%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus27 occurrences
- Exodus 16:20תּוֹלָעִ֖יםtolaimnoun · masculine pluralBut 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.here: worms
- Exodus 25:4וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 26:1וְתֹלַ֣עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 26:31וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 26:36וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 27:16וְתוֹלַ֧עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The 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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 28:5תּוֹלַ֥עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.here: [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 28:6תּוֹלַ֧עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.here: scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 28:8וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And 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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 28:15וְתוֹלַ֧עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You 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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 28:33וְתוֹלַ֣עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 35:6וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 35:23וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 35:25תּוֹלַ֥עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.here: [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 35:35בְּתוֹלַ֧עַתbetolaatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He 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.here: in [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 36:8וְתוֹלַ֣עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)All 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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 36:35וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 36:37וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 38:18וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The 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,here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 38:23וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַתuvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)With 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.here: and in [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:1וְתוֹלַ֣עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From 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.here: and [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:2וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:3תּוֹלַ֥עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They 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.here: [the] scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:5וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And 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.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:8וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:24וְתוֹלַ֣עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.here: and scarlet stuff of
- Exodus 39:29וְתוֹלַ֥עַתvetolaatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: and scarlet stuff of
Leviticus5 occurrences
- Leviticus 14:4תוֹלַ֖עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singularthe priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.here: a worm
- Leviticus 14:6הַתּוֹלַ֖עַתhatolaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd 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.here: the worm
- Leviticus 14:49תוֹלַ֖עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singularHe is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;here: a worm
- Leviticus 14:51הַתּוֹלַ֗עַתhatolaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen 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.here: the worm
- Leviticus 14:52הַתּוֹלָֽעַת׃hatolaatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd 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.here: the worm
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 4:8תּוֹלַ֣עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.here: scarlet stuff of
- Numbers 19:6תוֹלָ֑עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singularThe priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.here: scarlet stuff
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:18כַתּוֹלָ֖עkhatola'preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular“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.here: like the crimson
- Isaiah 14:11תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃toleahnoun · feminine singularYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.here: [are] worm[s]
- Isaiah 41:14תּוֹלַ֣עַתtolaatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.here: O worm of
- Isaiah 66:24תוֹלַעְתָּ֞םtola'tamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“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.”here: worm their
Lamentations1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's
Hebrew words spelled תּוֹלָע
The curated web
Trails through this word
lexical-typology
Psalms 22:6'I am a worm (tolaat)' -- the psalm Jesus quotes (Matt 27:46) uses the same tolaat that names the crimson dye-grub. FLAG: surface the lexical fact only; the mother-worm life-cycle sermon is folklore.STEPBible; Ps 22:6; Matt 27:46lexical-floor
Strong's H8144tolaat (crimson-grub) + shani (scarlet) mechanically link Exod 25:4; 26:1,31; 28:5-8; Lev 14:4,6,49-52; Num 19:6; Josh 2:18,21; 2 Sam 1:24; Prov 31:21; Isa 1:18; Jer 4:30; Lam 4:5; Ps 22:6. The color's own concordance.STEPBible TAHOT (CC BY 4.0)