Argaman (ארגמן) means Tyrian purple in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Tyrian purple
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Argaman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צבע בין אדום לסגול שהופק מתמצית חלזונות מסוג Murex Brandaris, ושימש לצביעת בדים יוקרתיים
לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב וְרֹקֵם בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבָאַרְגָּמָן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Argaman is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַרְגָּמָן
- Written without vowel points
- ארגמן
- Said
- argaman
- Inflections
- אַרְגְּמַן־
- Gematria
- 294
This is how Argaman is said in other languages.
- English
- Tyrian purple
- Arabic
- أرجواني
These words mean nearly the same as Argaman.
- ארגוון
- פורפורהpurple
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These words rhyme with Argaman.
This is where the word Argaman comes from.
כנראה מאכדית 334. החיבור תכלת-ארגמן שנפוץ במקרא גם נפוץ במקורות באכדית: 335-334. מקבילה בערבית أُرْجُوان, ארמית אַרְגְּוָון, ארמית-סורית (אַרְגְּוָנָא). פרסית בהגיית: ארג'לוּן (ارجالون) בהוראת סוג של גפן-בר.
These words come before and after Argaman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Argaman.
What does Argaman (ארגמן) mean in Hebrew?
Argaman (ארגמן) means Tyrian purple. It is said argaman, with the stress on man.
What is a synonym for Argaman (ארגמן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Argaman (ארגמן) are ארגוון and פורפורה.
What rhymes with Argaman (ארגמן)?
Words that rhyme with Argaman (ארגמן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Argaman (ארגמן) masculine or feminine?
The word Argaman (ארגמן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארגמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.