פּוּךְ

פּוּךְ noun [masculine] antimony, stibium (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; compare possibly Arabic open, separate; Syriac pulverize; but פּוּךְ perhaps foreign word); — black mineral powder, for increasing brilliance of eyes by darkening edges of lids; ׳וַתָּשֶׂם בֵּפּ עֵינֶוהָ 2 Kong 9,30, ׳תִּקְרְעִי וגו Jer 4,30 (on practice in Arabic see We^{GGN, 1893, 443}; in Egypt, Lane^{Mod.Egypt.ed. 5, i. 45 f.}); figurative Es 54,11 of dark cement setting off precious stones (but We^{DLZ, Aug. 2, 1890} Che^Hpt and others read נֹפֶךְ q. v.); ׳אַבְנֵי פ 1 Kron 29,2 are perhaps stones of brilliant hue of antimony. — compare proper name קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ, and כָּחַל.