H8438 towla`

Meaning and word study

Transliteration

to-law'

Definition

and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'}; or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath}; from 3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith:--crimson, scarlet, worm. see HEBREW for 03216 see HEBREW for 08144

KJV phrases tagged with this entry

and scarlet (22), scarlet (3), a worm (3), of scarlet (2), in scarlet (2), and the scarlet (2), worms (1), and in scarlet (1), and in the scarlet (1), and with the scarlet (1), for the worms (1), like crimson (1), under thee, and the worms (1), not, thou worm (1), against me: for their worm (1)

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Source: Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary, CrossWire distribution. License: Public domain. KJV word-tag alignment supplied by the CrossWire KJV module.