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Strong's H8438 תּוֹלָע (tola)

Tola means “crimson” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8438
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 43
Books 9

Strong's H8438 Quick Answer

Strong's H8438 תּוֹלָע תּוֹלֵעָה תּוֹלַעַת תּוֹלַעַת (towla`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. towla` (to-law') (and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'} or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath};) n-m. 1. a maggot (as voracious) 2. specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths... It has 43 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include scarlet, blue, purple, linen, and fine.

Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
towla` (to-law') (and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'} or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath};) n-m. 1. a maggot (as voracious) 2. specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths...
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
scarlet, blue, purple, linen, and fine

Meaning and Definition

towla` (to-law') (and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'} or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath};) n-m. 1. a maggot (as voracious) 2. specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith [from H3216] KJV: crimson, scarlet, worm. Root(s): H3216 See also: H8144

Original Word
תּוֹלָע תּוֹלֵעָה תּוֹלַעַת תּוֹלַעַת
Transliteration
towla`
Derivation
Root: ילע First root strongs: 3216
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8438. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

worm

Usage: 1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson 1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis' 1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet 1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis" Also means: to.le.ah (תּוֹלֵעָה "worm" H8438B)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

scarlet blue purple linen fine work twined cunning made shalt make gold

How Strong's H8438 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 43 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8438 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8438 in the Old Testament

43 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 16:20 KJV

Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

Exodus 25:4 KJV

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

Exodus 26:1 KJV

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8438.

Exodus 16:20 Old Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
Exodus 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Exodus 26:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Exodus 26:31 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Exodus 26:36 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
Exodus 27:16 Old Testament, KJV
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
Exodus 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus 28:33 Old Testament, KJV
And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
Exodus 35:6 Old Testament, KJV
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,
Exodus 35:23 Old Testament, KJV
And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them.
Exodus 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
Exodus 35:35 Old Testament, KJV
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Exodus 36:35 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
Exodus 36:37 Old Testament, KJV
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
Exodus 38:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
Exodus 38:23 Old Testament, KJV
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 39:1 Old Testament, KJV
And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 39:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.
Exodus 39:29 Old Testament, KJV
And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Leviticus 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:
Leviticus 14:49 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Leviticus 14:51 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
Leviticus 14:52 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
Numbers 4:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Numbers 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
Deuteronomy 28:39 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
Job 25:6 Old Testament, KJV
How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Psalms 22:6 Old Testament, KJV
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Isaiah 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 66:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Lamentations 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Jonah 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8438, grouped by book.

Exodus 27 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8438 FAQ

What does tola (תּוֹלָע) mean?

Tola (Strong's H8438) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "crimson". towla` (to-law') (and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'} or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath};) n-m. 1. a maggot (as voracious) 2. specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths...

How many times is tola (תּוֹלָע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's H8438 across 9 books.

Where can I study tola (תּוֹלָע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8438 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tola (תּוֹלָע)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as scarlet, blue, purple, linen, fine, and work. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.