כַּרְמִיל
kar.mil
crimson
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the given data, the Hebrew word "kar.mil" (Strong's number: H3758) translates to "crimson." This word occurs three times in the Bible, indicating a relatively limited, yet significant, range of usage. The word "crimson" likely refers to a vibrant red color, possibly derived from the crimson dye extracted from certain shells or insects. This color was held in high value in ancient times, as indicated by its mention in only three places in the scriptures. The significance of "crimson" in these contexts is likely related to its association with luxury, wealth, and perhaps even nobility.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
“Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
2 Chronicles 2:14the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan; and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, in timber, and in purple, in blue, in fine linen, and in crimson, also to engrave any kind of engraving and to devise any device; that there may be a place appointed to him with your skillful men, and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.
2 Chronicles 3:14He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.