te.khe.let denotes the blue color used in cords, cloths, garments, and woven furnishings in the biblical passages.

The term consistently denotes blue as used in textile settings: woven tabernacle furnishings, priestly clothing and cords, transport cloths, garments, and hangings. Its occurrences identify the blue component of an object or material rather than a distinct object of its own.

1. Blue in textile objects and materials · dominant

   The absolute noun occurs with textile and furnishing language: in Exodus 26:31 the APB renders a curtain made of “blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen,” while Exodus 28:31 describes the ephod's robe as entirely “blue.” It also marks blue cords and coverings, as in Exodus 28:28 and Numbers 4:7, and appears on garments and hangings in Esther 8:15 and Esther 1:6.

   Exodus 26:31Exodus 28:31Exodus 28:28Numbers 4:7Esther 1:6Esther 8:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with “blue” in textile contexts, including yarn, cords, cloths, garments, and hangings. These renderings are confirmed by the surrounding clauses rather than treated as a separate lexical sense.