ארגמן

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Hebrew

שלושת סוגי הארגמן

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).

Pronunciation

Noun

אַרְגָּמָן (argamánm (singular construct אַרְגְּמַן־)

  1. Tyrian purple, or a garment dyed with it (a purple-dye associated with royalty, as it was very expensive to produce)
    Synonym: אַרְגְּוָן
    • Tanach, Exodus 35:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְכׇל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאׇדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים הֵבִיאוּ׃
      And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats’hair, and rams’skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.
    • Tanach, Esther 8:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וּמׇרְדֳּכַי יָצָא  מִלִּפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּלְבוּשׁ מַלְכוּת תְּכֵלֶת וָחוּר וַעֲטֶרֶת זָהָב גְּדוֹלָה וְתַכְרִיךְ בּוּץ וְאַרְגָּמָן וְהָעִיר שׁוּשָׁן צָהֲלָה וְשָׂמֵחָה׃
      And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.


Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     לָבָן (laván)      אפור / אָפֹר (afór)      שחור / שָׁחֹר (shakhór)
             אדום / אָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán)              כתום / כָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khúm)              צהוב / צָהֹב (tsahóv); קְרֶם (krém)
             לַיְם / ליים (láym)              ירוק / יָרֹק (yarók)             
             צִיאָן (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet)              כחול / כָּחֹל (kakhól)
             סגול / סָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo)              מָגֶ׳נְטָה (majénta); סגול / סָגֹל (sagól)              ורוד / וָרֹד (varód)

References

Etymology 2

Named after the above mentioned dye, as the wine's color resembles purple.

Noun

אַרְגָּמָן (argamánm (singular construct אַרְגְּמַן־)

  1. argaman (an Israeli wine grape)
  2. argaman (Israeli variety of wine)
    הוא קנה בקבוק מרלו ארגמן ואז שתה את כלו.
    hu kaná bakbúk merló argamán v'az shatá et kuló.
    He bought a bottle of Merlot-Argaman and then drank all of it.

References

  • ארגמן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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