H3758 H3758
crimson, a rich red dye or crimson-colored fabric
A deep red or purple-red dye and the cloth colored with it, likely derived from the kermes insect. Chronicles lists crimson among the precious colored materials imported for temple construction, grouped with blue, purple, and fine linen. The Persian loanword suggests this was a luxury import, perhaps from regions specializing in high-quality red dyes. The term differs from the more common 'scarlet' (שָׁנִי).
Senses
1. sense 1 — Second Chronicles catalogs crimson (כַּרְמִיל) three times in temple construction contexts: 2:7 [Eng. 2:6], 2:14 [Eng. 2:13], and 3:14, always paired with blue (תְּכֵלֶת), purple (אַרְגָּמָן), and fine linen (בּוּץ). The clustering with these other luxury textiles marks it as premium material for sacred space. Some scholars read כַּרְמִיל for כַּרְמֶל in Song of Songs 7:6, describing glossy, spiral-curled hair. The root connection to Persian suggests post-exilic linguistic influence. Translations: Spanish 'carmesí,' matching the English 'crimson/carmine.' 3×
AR["وَ-الْقِرْمِزِ", "وَ-بِالْقِرْمِزِ", "وَ-قِرْمِزًا"]·ben["আর--লালে", "আর-লাল"]·DE["[ובכרמיל]", "[וכרמיל]"]·EN["and-crimson", "and-in-the-crimson"]·FR["[ובכרמיל]", "[וכרמיל]"]·heb["ו-ב-ה-כרמיל", "ו-כרמיל"]·HI["और-में-लाल", "और-लाल"]·ID["dan-dalam-kain-kirmizi", "dan-kain-kirmizi"]·IT["e-carminio"]·jav["lan-abrit", "lan-saking-abrit"]·KO["그리고-에서-그-진홍색", "그리고-진홍색"]·PT["e-carmesim", "e-no-carmesim"]·RU["и-багряницы", "и-в-багрянице"]·ES["y-carmesí", "y-en-el-carmesí"]·SW["na-kwa-nyekundu", "na-nyekundu"]·TR["ve-kırmızı", "ve-kırmızıda"]·urd["اور-سرخ", "اور-سرخ-میں"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כַּרְמִיל n.[m.] crimson, carmine, i.e. crimson stuff, cloth; late (prob. Pers. loan-word, and a deriv. from Pers. كِرْم worm, v. De ZLuth. Th. 1878, 593);—only 2 Ch 2:6, 13; 3:14 (in all + אַרְגָּמָן(-וָן), תְּכֵלֶת, 2:13; 3:14 + בּוּץ also); read perhaps also for כַּרְמֶל Ct 7:6 (‖ אַרְגָּוָן: so Gi, of hair formed spirally, like shell-fish; Gr, of glossy hair).