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His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (KJV)

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חַכְלִילִ֥יchakh.li.Lidark of

Lemma: חַכְלִילִי (chakh.lil) · Strong's: H2447

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: dull

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2447; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 1

עֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimeyes

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 2

מִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinmore than wine

Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wine

Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 3

וּלְבֶן\־u.le.ven-and white of

Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3836

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: white

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:37, Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3836; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 4

שִׁנַּ֖יִםshi.Na.yimteeth

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 32:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 5

מֵחָלָֽב\׃\ \פme.cha.Lavmore than milk

Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: milk

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Genesis 49:12 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

His eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
are darker	→	חַכְלִילִי H2447 dull
than wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
and his teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
are whiter	→	לָבָן H3836 white
than milk	→	חָלָב H2461 milk

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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