vermilion

noun

«vermilion» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

It is used for painting walls with red, as pictures of Chaldeans in Ezekiel or the fine house of Jehoiakim in Jeremiah.

Interpretation. Jeremiah criticizes the king for building a fancy house by injustice, and the tradition reads this as a warning against wealth gained unfairly.

Meaning

A bright red colour or paint. tree →

Examples

And she increased her harlotries; for she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion, (Prophets EZK.23.14, JPS 1917) tree →
That saith: 'I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers', and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. (Prophets JER.22.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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