Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 49:12 Interlinear

“shall be red His eyes with wine white and his teeth with milk”

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Genesis 49 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חַכְלִילִ֥י	H2447	shall be red	darkly flashing (only of the eyes); in a good sense, brilliant (as stimulated by wine)
2	עֵינַ֖יִם	H5869	His eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
3	מִיָּ֑יִן	H3196	with wine	wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
4	וּלְבֶן	H3836	white	white
5	שִׁנַּ֖יִם	H8127	and his teeth	a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
6	מֵֽחָלָֽב׃	H2461	with milk	milk (as the richness of kine)

Genesis 49:12 (current)shall be red His eyes with wine white and his teeth with milk