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His eyesעֵינַיִםare darkחַכְלִילִיwith wine,מִיָּיִןand his teethשִׁנַּיִםwhiteוּלְבֶןwith milk.מֵחָלָב
Genesis 49:12
Study it in the app“His eyes are dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 49:12, word by word
- His eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- are darkחַכְלִילִיchachlili
dark, dull
Dark and sparkling (of the eyes); or dull. It occurs only in Genesis 49:12.
Where else “chachlili” appears- with wineיָּיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- and his teethשִׁנַּיִםshinayim
tooth
The hard piece in the mouth used to bite and chew.
Where else “shinayim” appears- whiteלְבֶןleven
white
White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".
Where else “leven” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears
The context
11Binding his foal to the vine, and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washes his garment in wine and his robe in the blood of grapes.
12 · This verse (above)
13Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; he will be a shore for ships, and his border will be toward Sidon.
To study Genesis 49 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jacob say about Judah and Joseph in his blessings (vv. 8-12, 22-26)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Jacob gave each son a different blessing (v. 28)?
3. How I live it
How can you recognize what is distinct and unique in each person in your family?