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Re: tender eyed ???

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Rick Hoenstine <RickHoenstine AT email.msn.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: tender eyed ???
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 10:58:17 -0500

At 11:36 PM 3/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I would appreciate this groups thoughts on the term "tender eyed" from the
following
>verse
>
>Gen 29:17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
>
>Thank you,
>Rick Hoenstine
>

literally she brought "tears to the eyes". in other words, this is a
euphemism for *ugly*. She was so ugly she brought tears to the eyes-- but
Rachel was a babe! Leah was what may well be termed a *double bagger*.

Best,

Jim

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tender eyed ???, Rick Hoenstine, 03/02/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: tender eyed ???, Jim West, 03/03/2001
- tender eyed ???, Harold R. Holmyard III, 03/03/2001
- RE: tender eyed ???, Liz Fried, 03/03/2001
- RE: tender eyed ???, Jim West, 03/03/2001
- Re: tender eyed ???, Lewis Reich, 03/03/2001