Blue
ka-KHOL
About “Blue” in Hebrew
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Gematria of “Blue” (כחול)
In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word כחול (ka-KHOL) has a gematria value of 64.
“Blue” in the Bible
Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “blue”.
חור כרפס ותכלת אחוז בחבלי בוץ וארגמן על גלילי כסף ועמודי שש מטות זהב וכסף על רצפת בהט ושש ודר וסחרת
[There were hangings of] white cotton and blue wool, caught up by cords of fine linen and purple wool to silver rods and alabaster columns; and there were couches of gold and silver on a pavement of marble, alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mosaics.
ומרדכי יצא מלפני המלך בלבוש מלכות תכלת וחור ועטרת זהב גדולה ותכריך בוץ וארגמן והעיר שושן צהלה ושמחה
Mordecai left the king’s presence in royal robes of blue and white, with a magnificent crown of gold and a mantle of fine linen and purple wool. And the city of Shushan rang with joyous cries.
ותכלת וארגמן ותולעת שני ושש ועזים
Blue, purple, and crimson yarns, fine linen, goats’ hair;
English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0
This word starts with the Hebrew letter kaf.
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