Bible Dictionary
Keren-happuch
Keren-happuch was Job’s third daughter, born after God restored Job’s prosperity. Her name refers to a horn or container of cosmetic eye paint.
Definition
Keren-happuch was Job’s third daughter, born after his restoration from affliction. Her name means “horn of antimony” or refers to a cosmetic container used for eye paint.
Biblical Usage
Keren-happuch is named among the daughters born to Job after his restoration and renewed prosperity.
Historical Background
Antimony was used among Oriental women to darken the edges of the eyelids. The name therefore suggests a small horn or receptacle for this cosmetic.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Horn of the face-paint = cosmetic-box, the name of Job’s third daughter (Job. 42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ker'-en-hap'-uk, ke'-ren-hap'-uk (qeren happukh, "horn of antimony," i.e. beautifier; Septuagint Amaltheias keras): The 3rd daughter of Job (Job 42:14), born after his restoration from affliction. Antimony, producing a brilliant black, was used among the Orientals for coloring the edges of the eyelids, making the eyes large and lustrousú Hence, the suggestiveness of this name of an article of the ladies' toilet, a little horn or receptacle for the eye-paint.</p>