Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3583 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כָּחַל |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kachal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kaw-khal' |
| Meaning: | 1. to paint (with antimony, a silvery white metalic element) |
| KJV Renderings: | paint. |
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[כָּחַל] verb paint (eyes) (Late Hebrew id,; Aramaic כְּחַל, [untranscribed source text 2493]; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2494] Arabic [untranscribed source text 2495]) — only in ׳ רָחַצְתְּ כָּחַלְתְּ עֵינַיִךְ וגו Ezek 23:40 ( Co reads 3 plural); — see also פּוּךְ .
פּוּךְ noun [masculine] antimony, stibium (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; compare possibly Arabic [untranscribed source text 4188] open, separate; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4189] pulverize; but פּוּךְ perhaps foreign word); — black mineral powder, for increasing brilliance of eyes by darkening edges of lids; ׳ וַתָּשֶׂם בֵּפּ עֵינֶוהָ 2Kgs 9:30, ׳ תִּקְרְעִי וגו Jer 4:30 (on practice in Arabic see WeGGN, 1893, 443; in Egypt, LaneMod.Egypt.ed. 5, i. 45 f.); figurative Isa 54:11 of dark cement setting off precious stones (but WeDLZ, Aug. 2, 1890 CheHpt and others read נֹפֶךְ q. v.); ׳ אַבְנֵי פ 1Chr 29:2 are perhaps stones of brilliant hue of antimony. — compare proper name קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ, and כָּחַל.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Ezekiel 23:40
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