Biblical meaning of the color blue. In the KJV Bible, the word 'blue' occurs fifty times, all of which are in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word translated as this color is tekeleth (Strong's Concordance #H8504), which is a reference to the animal from which the dye is obtained.
The name malachite derives from the Greek Moloche meaning mallow, because the stone is the same color as mallow leaves. Malachite is copper based, and has been crushed and used as pigments for thousands of years. It has been valued as a gemstone since ancient times.
A book of messengers. Malachi means âmessenger,â and it is translated as âMy messengerâ in Malachi 3:1. The obvious implication is that Malachi is Godâs messenger with a message from Him. Nothing else is mentioned or known about the author. Malachi is a book of messengers, and five can be identified: First, the prophet Malachi was one of the messengers. The priests were supposed to be Godâs messengers, but were chided for failing to perform their priestly office according to Godâs instructions .