Toleah תּוֹלֵעָה

Toleah (Hebrew תּוֹלֵעָה, Strong's H8438) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “worm”. It occurs 43 times in 43 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H8438B: worm

H8438A: worm

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Toleah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 16:20
  Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
• Exodus 25:4
  And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
• Exodus 26:1
  Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
• Exodus 26:31
  And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
• Exodus 26:36
  And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
• Exodus 27:16
  And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.
• Exodus 28:5
  And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
• Exodus 28:6
  And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
• Exodus 28:8
  And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
• Exodus 28:15
  And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
• Exodus 28:33
  And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
• Exodus 35:6
  And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
• Exodus 35:23
  And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them.Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
• Exodus 35:25
  And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
• Exodus 35:35
  Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
• Exodus 36:8
  And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
• Exodus 36:35
  And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
• Exodus 36:37
  And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
• Exodus 38:18
  And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,
• Exodus 38:23
  And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
• Exodus 39:1
  And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses.From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• Exodus 39:2
  And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
• Exodus 39:3
  And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
• Exodus 39:5
  And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• Exodus 39:8
  And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
• Exodus 39:24
  And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
• Exodus 39:29
  And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 14:4
  Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
• Leviticus 14:6
  As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
• Leviticus 14:49
  And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
• Leviticus 14:51
  And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
• Leviticus 14:52
  And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.

Numbers

• Numbers 4:8
  And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
• Numbers 19:6
  And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 28:39
  Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

Job

• Job 25:6
  How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

Psalms

• Psalm 22:6
  But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:18
  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
• Isaiah 14:11
  Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
• Isaiah 41:14
  Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 66:24
  And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”

Lamentations

• Lamentations 4:5
  They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.

Jonah

• Jonah 4:7
  But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).