Topic
Ruddy
6 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 25:25ISBE
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
- 1 Samuel 16:12ISBE
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
- 1 Samuel 17:42ISBE
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
- Esther 15:5ISBE
And she was ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful and very amiable: but her heart was in anguish for fear.
- Song of Songs 5:10ISBE
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
- Lamentations 4:7ISBE
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
rud'-i ('adhmoni (1Sa 16:12; 17:42; Ge 25:25 the Revised Version margin), 'adhom (So 5:10); verbs 'adham (La 4:7), and eruthriao, "to blush" (Ad Es 15:5)): "Ruddy" is the form taken by the adjective "red" when used as a term of praise of the human skin, and this is its use in the Bible (the Hebrew and Greek words are all usual words for "red" or "to be red"). The dark-skinned Hebrews found great beauty in a clear complexion.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.