BDB6549

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 We^{GGN, 1893, 443}; in Egypt, Lane^{Mod.Egypt.ed. 5, i. 45 f.}); figurative Isa 54:11 of dark cement setting off precious stones (but We^{DLZ, Aug. 2, 1890} Che^Hpt 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.