tekheletとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Tekhelet, (Hebrew: תכלת‎), Tekheleth, Techelet or Techeiles is a blue dye mentioned 48 times in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and translated by the Septuagint as hyakinthinos (Greek: ὑακίνθινος, blue). Its uses include the clothing of the High Priest, the tapestries in the Mishkan, and the tassels (known as Tzitzit) to be affixed to the corners of one's garments. Following the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, the sole use of the blue dyed strings was in the tzitzit. Tzitzit are tassels composed of 4 strings for which Rabbinic Judaism offers three opinions as to how many are to be blue: 2 strings; 1 string; 1 half string.