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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Jim West, ThD
Adjunct Professor of Bible, Quartz Hill School of Theology
Adjunct Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Hudson College