פּוּךְpûwk
dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes)
Pronunciation: pook · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6320
Meanings
antimony, stibium, black mineral powder, for increasing brilliance of eyes by darkening edges of lids (2 Kings 9:30; Jeremiah 4:30; Isaiah 54:11; 1 Chronicles 29:2)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 9:30 When Jezebel, the queen mother, heard that Jehu had come to Jezreel, she painted her eyelids and fixed her hair and sat at a window.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.
- Isaiah 54:11 “O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
- Jeremiah 4:30 What are you doing, you who have been plundered? Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing and put on gold jewelry? Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara? Your primping will do you no good! The allies who were your lovers despise you and seek to kill you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).