08144

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08144 שָׁנִי‎ shaniy [shaw-nee’] of uncertain derivation; n m; [BDB-1040b] [{See TWOT on 2420 @@ "2420a" }] AV-scarlet 34, scarlet + 08438 5, scarlet thread 2, crimson 1; 42

1) scarlet, crimson
1a) properly, the insect ‘coccus ilicis’, the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson