Cosmetics???

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

ogle/give flirting glances AFAT

†[שָׂקַר S8265 TWOT2283 GK8568] vb. Pi. ogle (Aramaic סְקַר look at (T Jb 20:9; 28:7), סַקְרָנִית looking about, ogling; ܣܩܰܪ (sqar) eye with envy or hatred (e.g. 1 S 18:9 S); cf. De Is);—Pt. fpl. מְשַׂקְּרוֹת עֵינַיִם Is 3:16 ogling of eyes (women of Jerusalem). Brown Driver Briggs

not used in Kal, i.q. Chald. סְקַר to look.

Piel, prop. to make (the eyes) look around, as done by wanton and impudent women, Isaiah 3:16. LXX. ἐν νεύμασιν ὀφθαλμών. Others render it with painted eyes, comp. סְקַר to paint, which does not suit the context. Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament:


8568 שָׂקַר (śā∙qǎr): v.; ≡ Str 8265; TWOT 2283—LN 24.1-24.51 (piel ptcp.) flirting glance, ogle with the eyes, i.e., to look at another person in a way that communicates a possible relationship, see also domain LN 33.476–33.489 (Isa 3:16+), note: in context the look may communicate coyness or haughtiness Dictionary of Biblical Language Hebrew

קר: piel: pt. מְשַׂקְּרוֹת: w. ˓ênayim: toss seductive glances Is 3:16. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament:

Don't mess with the Hebrew Dictionaries! lol

So could eye makeup play into this? Like what's the purpose of eye makeup? To bring attention to the eyes, right? Why do they eyes have to be painted to look at people?