כחל

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Hebrew[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

כָּחַל (kaḥál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To paint the eyes (with kohl)
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 23:40, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      וְהִנֵּה בָאוּ לַאֲשֶׁר רָחַצְתְּ כָּחַלְתְּ עֵינַיִךְ וְעָדִית עֶדִי.
      vəhinḗ váu laashér raḥatzt kaḥált 'ēnáyich və'adít 'édi
      and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, put makeup on your eyes, and adorned yourselves with jewelry.

Conjugation[edit]

or

Adjective[edit]

כָּחֹל (kaḥól)

  1. defective spelling of כחול