חַכְלִיל
chachlil · dark, dull
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2447 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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chachlil (חַכְלִיל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “dark, dull”.
Dark and sparkling (of the eyes); or dull. It occurs only in Genesis 49:12.
How to say it
cha·chlil
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Dull and deep-colored from wine.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 49:12
His eyes are dark with wine, and his teeth white with milk.