Meanings
- historicaluncountableA particular purple dye or color.
This purple light of Venus-Sophia-Lucifer was symbolized with purple colour. And this is where argaman purple was needed exclusively: as most crucial part of anointment oil mixture.
2012, Mika Virpiranta, Sun Cults versus Thunder CultsSynonyms: argamannu
- uncountableAn Israeli wine grape.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA particular purple dye or color.
Origin
- Akkadian𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡“red-purple”
- Hebrewאַרְגָּמָן“purple, crimson”
- Englishargaman
Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן (argaman, “purple, crimson”), from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 (argamannu, “red-purple”).
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Hebrew אַרְגָּמָן
- אַרְגָּמָן ('argamán)wine-grape variety
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argaman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argaman
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