Biblical blue in Hebrew is תְּכֵלֶת (t'chélet).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
תְּכֵלֶת
t'chélet
noun · feminine
In English
biblical blue
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for biblical blue as a noun.
color
- תְּכֵלֶתתכלתt'chéletfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word תְּכֵלֶת.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּכֵלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- תכלת
- Said
- t'chélet
- Its meanings in English
- biblical blue, the feminine form of תכול
The Hebrew dictionary's page for תכלת, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with biblical blue.
These words come before and after biblical blue in the list.
These are the questions people ask about biblical blue in Hebrew.
How do you say biblical blue in Hebrew?
biblical blue in Hebrew is תְּכֵלֶת, said t'chélet. Without vowel points it is written תכלת.
Is תכלת masculine or feminine?
The word תכלת is feminine.
What else does תכלת mean in English?
Besides biblical blue, תכלת can mean the feminine form of תכול.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry biblical blue and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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