Lexical Definition

‎אַרְגְּוָן‎ ʼargᵉvân (arg-ev-awn') purple A:N-M
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎אַרְגְּוָן‎

purple.

1) purple, red-purple

Usage: 2 forms in 3 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
אַרְגְּוָנָ֣א purple Dan.5.7Dan.5.16
אַרְגְּוָנָ֔א purple Dan.5.29

Extended Information

Aramaic of: אַרְגְּוָן

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: אַרְגָּמָן
[‎אַרְגְּוָן‎] noun masculine purple, red-purple (Biblical Hebrew id., ‎אַרְגָּמָן‎); — emphatic ‎אַרְגְּוָנָא‎ Dan 5:7; Dan 5:17; Dan 5:29.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Daniel 5:7 · 5:17 · 5:29