H3583 H3583
to paint, to apply cosmetics to the eyes; to use kohl/antimony
This verb appears in Ezekiel 23:40, depicting Jerusalem's sister-cities as adulteresses who ritually prepare themselves for lovers: bathing, painting their eyes, adorning themselves with jewelry. Eye-painting with kohl (antimony-based black powder) was common cosmetic practice throughout the ancient Near East, emphasizing and enlarging the eyes. The prophet uses this image negatively—not condemning cosmetics per se, but condemning Israel's seductive political alliances with foreign powers, portrayed as spiritual adultery. Jezebel similarly painted her eyes in 2 Kings 9:30.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Ezekiel 23:40 uses this Qal verb for applying eye cosmetics. The Hebrew kachal is cognate with Arabic/Ethiopic/Aramaic terms for painting eyes with kohl (antimony powder). English 'you-painted' and Spanish 'te-pintaste' (you painted yourself) capture the reflexive sense accurately. The verb appears in second person feminine singular, addressed to personified Jerusalem. Related to the noun puk (antimony) used for eye cosmetics. Cultural practice: outlining and darkening eyes for beauty or ritual. 1×
AR["كَحَلْتِ"]·ben["কাজল-লাগিয়েছিলে-তুমি"]·DE["[כחלת]"]·EN["you-painted"]·FR["Kachlol"]·heb["כחלת"]·HI["सुरमा-लगाई-तूने"]·ID["engkau-mencelak"]·IT["[כחלת]"]·jav["panjenengan-cèlak"]·KO["화장했다"]·PT["pintaste"]·RU["подкрашивала"]·ES["te-pintaste"]·SW["ulipaka-rangi"]·TR["sürmelediler"]·urd["سرمہ-لگائی"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [כָּחַל] vb. paint (eyes) (NH id.; Aramaic כְּחַל, ܟܚܰܠ; Ethiopic ኰሐለ: Arabic كَحَلَ )— Qal Pf. in רָחַצְתְּ כָּחַלְתְּ עֵינַיִךְ וגו׳ Ez 23:40 (Co reads 3 pl.);—v. also פּוּךְ" dir="rtl" >פּוּךְ.