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Three Hebrew words are so translated.
1. karmil, a colour prepared from an insect which inhabits a species of oak: it is crimson or deep scarlet. 2 Chr. 2: 7, 14; 2 Chr. 3: 14.
2. shani, the word commonly translated 'scarlet.' Jer. 4: 30.
3. tola, name of a worm, thought to be a dye of a bluish tint. This word occurs in the memorable passage in Isaiah's prophecy, that though Israel's sins should be red like crimson, they should be as wool. Isa. 1: 18. The same word is translated scarlet in Lam. 4: 5.