Strong H8438H8438Aתּוֹלָע

worm

Transliteration: tôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath
Pronunciation: {to-law'} {to-lay-aw'} (3,4) to-lah'-ath
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine or Feminine)

Definition

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)

General definition

From H3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson {grub} but used only (in this connection) of the color from {it} and cloths dyed therewith: - {crimson} {scarlet} worm.

In the Bible

Strong H8438A appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

scarlet2
worm2
crimson1

First verses

Exodus 16:20
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
And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,
Deuteronomy 28:39
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
Isaiah 1:18
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.
Lamentations 4:5
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

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