פּוּךְ
pukh
“color”
Definition
dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes)
from an unused root meaning to paint;
- antimony, stibium, black paint 1a) eye cosmetic
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פּוּךְ appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.
And you, O devastated one, what will you do,though you dress yourself in scarlet,though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,though you enlarge your eyes with paint?You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you;they want to take your life.
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