KJV dictionary & concordance
A reddish-blue colour; cloth or clothing of that colour, often associated with wealth or royalty.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 25:4
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¶ And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
¶ And he made the vaile of blue and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought Cherubims thereon.
1611 marginal noteHeb. caused to ascend
1611 marginal noteMat. 27.51.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Where were white, greene and blew hangings, fastened with cords of fine linnen, and purple, to siluer rings, and pillers of marble: the beds were of gold and siluer, vpon a pauement of red, and blewe, and white, and blacke marble.
1611 marginal noteOr, violet.
1611 marginal noteOr, of porphyre, and marble, and alabaster, and stone of blew colour.
¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king, in royall apparell, of blew and white, and with a great crowne of gold, and with a garment of fine linnen, and purple, and the citie of Shushan reioyced, and was glad:
1611 marginal noteOr, violet.
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
She maketh herselfe couerings of tapestrie; her cloathing is silke and purple.
He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
He made the pillars thereof of siluer, the bottome thereof of gold, the couering of it, of purple; the midst thereof being paued with loue, for the daughters of Ierusalem.
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Thine head vpon thee is like Carmel, and the haire of thine head like purple, the king is held in the galleries.
1611 marginal noteOr, crimson
1611 marginal noteHeb. bound
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
Siluer spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the worke of the workeman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the worke of cunning men.
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Fine linnen with broidred worke from Egypt, was that which thou spreddest forth to be thy saile, blew and purple from the Iles of Elishah was that which couered thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, purple and scarlet.
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy faires with Emeraulds, purple, and broidered worke, and fine linen, and Corall, and Agate.
1611 marginal noteHebr. workes.
1611 marginal noteOr, Chrysoprase.
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crowne of thornes, and put it about his head,
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