Keren Happuch
“Horn of antimony (eye-paint), or horn of beauty”
Summary
The youngest of Job's three daughters born after his restoration, her name meaning 'horn of antimony' or 'horn of beauty,' referring to cosmetic eye paint.
☩Daughter of Job
Keren-happuch was the youngest of three daughters born to Job after God restored his fortunes following his time of suffering. Her name, meaning "horn of antimony" or "horn of beauty," refers to the cosmetic container (shaped like a horn) used to hold the dark eye-paint that Eastern women applied to darken and beautify their eyelashes and eyelids. This name, along with her sisters' names (Jemima meaning "dove" and Kezia meaning "cassia"), reflects themes of beauty and elegance. The Septuagint renders her name as "horn of plenty" (Amaltheia's horn), the cornucopia of Greek mythology. Scripture notes that in all the land there were no women found so beautiful as Job's daughters, and that their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers—an unusual provision that testified to Job's exceptional prosperity and generosity.
Related Verses1 mention
Job· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Keren-Happuch," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Keren Happuch," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Kerenhappuch," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.George Morrish, "Kerenhappuch," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).