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Tekhelet (Hebrew: תְּכֵלֶת təḵēleṯ; alternative spellings include tekheleth, t'chelet, techelet, and techeiles) is a highly valued dye described as either "sky blue" (Hebrew: תּכוֹל, romanized: tāk̲ol, lit. 'azure'), [1] [2] or "light blue" (Hebrew: כחול בהיר , romanized: kāḥol bāhîr, lit.
The Ancient Greek word for a light blue, glaukos, also could mean light green, gray, or yellow. [3] In Modern Hebrew, light blue, tchelet (תכלת) is differentiated from blue, kachol (כחול). [4] In Modern Greek, light blue, galazio (γαλάζιο) is also differentiated from blue, ble (μπλε). [5]
The blue color of tekhelet was later used on the tallit, which typically has blue stripes on a white garment. From the 19th century at the latest, the combination of blue and white symbolized the Jewish people, [18] and this combination was chosen for the Flag of Israel.
The notion of "green" in modern European languages corresponds to light wavelengths of about 520–570 nm, but many historical and non-European languages make other choices, e.g. using a term for the range of ca. 450–530 nm ("blue/green") and another for ca. 530–590 nm ("green/yellow").
The flag consists of an orange field with the city's emblem (which was adopted in 1951) in the center. the emblem consists of a shield with a charged light blue field representing the sea and sky of Ashkelon. the 5 Stars represent the city's five neighborhoods, alongside a marble column with a title, and a gear, representing Ashkelon's ...
Ground forces wear light teal shirts and dark green pants, in the Air Force light blue shirts and navy blue pants, and in the Navy white shirts and navy blue pants. Depending on position Officers with the rank of Captain and above may additionally substitute their boots for oxford dress shoes. [citation needed]
(Left) New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner looks on before a baseball game between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 21, 2022, in New York.
In heraldry, the word azure is used for blue. [9] In Russian, Spanish, [10] Mongolian, Irish, and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboj; Celeste) and dark blue (синий, sinij; Azul) (see Colour term).