Tekhelet
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by function> > colorant (material) > dye > <dye by composition or origin> > natural dye
Descripción
Blue-purple dye derived from shellfish mentioned 50 times in the Old Testament. It was used in priestly garments, the tapestries in the Tabernacle, and in the tzitzit (the tassels attached to the male garment known as the tallit).