Monday, January 16, 2017

Eyes like dark wine

PROF. AARON DEMSKY: The Color of Judah’s Eyes (TheTorah.com).
חכלילי עינים מיין (Gen 49:12) is an obscure phrase. In contrast to the standard interpretation, Nachmanides’ offered an original interpretation, which finds support in modern linguistic analysis and an archaeological find.
Cross-file under Philology and Epigraphy.