Lexical Definition

‎פּוּךְ‎ pûwk (pook) color ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to paint

fair colours, glistering, paint(-ed) (-ing).

• dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes)

1) antimony, stibium, black paint
1a) eye cosmetic

See Greek: πολυτελής

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Also see: קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ | כָּחַל

‎פּוּךְ‎ noun [masculine] antimony, stibium (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; compare possibly Arabic open, separate; Syriac 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.

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