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פּוּךְ H6320
H6320 is the Hebrew word פּוּךְ, transliterated pûwk and said pook. The King James Version most often renders it painted.
What it means
dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to paint.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fair colours, glistering, paint(-ed) (-ing).
Verses using פּוּךְ
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 9:30 · KJV
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.
1 Chronicles 29:2 · KJV
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Isaiah 54:11 · KJV
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
Jeremiah 4:30 · KJV
And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6320 mean?
H6320 is the Hebrew word פּוּךְ (pûwk), meaning dye (specifically, stibium for the eyes).
How is H6320 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it painted (1 time), glistering (1 time), fair colours (1 time), painting (1 time).
How many times does H6320 appear in the Bible?
פּוּךְ (pûwk) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6320 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to paint.
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