*כֹּכְלָא m. (κόχλος) purple-fish (murex); trnsf. purple, esp. the purple stripe on the tunica, a badge of nobility. Y’lamd. to Gen. XXV, 23; 25, quot. in Ar., corresp. to צִיצִית on the Jewish garment.
כֹּכְלָא
Gloss
* כֹּכְלָא m. (κόχλος) purple-fish (murex); trnsf. purple , esp. the purple stripe on the tunica, a badge of nobility . Y’lamd. to Gen. XXV, 23; 25,…
References
- Jastrow, צִיצִית 1