ארגמן
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ארגמן¹
- /ʔarɡaːˈmaːn/
- /(ʔ)aʁɡaˈman/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).
noun אַרְגָּמָן · argamán · אַרְגְּמַן־
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Tyrian purple, or a garment dyed with it (a purple-dye associated with royalty, as it was very expensive to produce)
וְכׇל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאׇדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים הֵבִיאוּ׃
Similar: אַרְגְּוָן
ארגמן²
Where it comes from
Named after the above mentioned dye, as the wine's color resembles purple.
noun אַרְגָּמָן · argamán · אַרְגְּמַן־
- argaman (an Israeli wine grape)
- argaman (Israeli variety of wine) הוא קנה בקבוק מרלו ארגמן ואז שתה את כלו.
In English
- Tyrian purple dye
- argaman wine-grape variety
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