תְּכֶלְתָּא, Targ. O. Num. XV, 38. Targ. Ex. XXVIII, 37; a. fr.—V. תִּכְלָא III.—Men. 42ᵇ הא ת׳ היכא וכ׳ how do you dye the blue wool for the show-fringes? Ib. 39ᵃ sq. האי גברא … כולה ת׳ ורמי לה וכ׳ a man wore a cloak all of blue wool, and had show-threads of blue wool, but they were entirely plaited (leaving no fringes); יאי גלימא לא יאי ת׳ the cloak is becoming, but the show-fringe is not becoming (is not according to prescription); a. e.—Trnsf. the choice of purity of descent. Gen. R. s. 37, end חבל ימא ת׳ דבבל וכ׳ the Sea District (v. חֲבֵיל) is the choice of Babylonia &c.; Kidd. 72ᵃ; Y. ib. IV, 65ᵈ top.