חכלילות

Hebrew

Etymology

From חַכְלִיל (khakhlíl, red, bloodshot) +‎ ־וּת (-út, -ness).

Pronunciation

Noun

חַכְלִילוּת • (khakhlilútf

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) redness (of drunk eyes)
    • Tanach, Proverbs 23:29:
      לְמִי אוֹי לְמִי אֲבוֹי לְמִי (מדונים) [מִדְיָנִים] לְמִי שִׂיחַ לְמִי פְּצָעִים חִנָּם לְמִי חַכְלִלוּת עֵינָיִם׃
      Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has arguments? Who has quarrels? Who has wounds for no reason? Whose eyes have redness [caused by wine]?

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