And they shall take
laqach (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
gold
zahab (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
and blue
tkeleth (tek-ay'-leth)
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith -- blue.
and purple
'argaman (ar-gaw-mawn')
purple (the color or the dyed stuff) -- purple.
and scarlet
shaniy (shaw-nee')
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it -- crimson, scarlet (thread).
towla` (to-law')
a maggot (as voracious); specifically the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith -- crimson, scarlet, worm.
and fine linen
shesh (shaysh)
bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble -- blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.
