Original Language Studio
Genesis 49:12
“His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חַכְלִילchaklîyl · khak-leel'
H2447 · Hebrew
H2447 · Hebrew
- Definition
- darkly flashing (only of the eyes); in a good sense, brilliant (as stimulated by wine)
- Derivation
- by reduplication from an unused root apparently meaning to be dark;
- KJV renderings
- red.
- Grammar
- חַכְלִילִ֥י — adjective, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 1 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חַכְלִיל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.