BDB720
אַרְגְּוָן noun [masculine] purple (of Aramaic form, compare Hebrew below; perhaps text error) = purple thread 2Chr 2:6 (+ כַּרְמִיל וּתְכֵלֶת), compare 2Chr 2:13; 2Chr 3:14 below אַרְגָּמָן.
Strong's Lexicon
H710
H710 — אַרגְּוָן
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H710 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַרגְּוָן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | a variation for H713 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | argvan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | arg-ev-awn' |
| Meaning: | 1. purple |
| KJV Renderings: | purple. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9336
[אַרְגְּוָן] noun masculine purple, red-purple (Biblical Hebrew id., אַרְגָּמָן); — emphatic אַרְגְּוָנָא Dan 5:7; Dan 5:17; Dan 5:29.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke