Jezebel "painted her face" (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jeremiah 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of Job's daughter (42:14) Kerenhappuch (q.v.). Paintings in the modern sense of the word were unknown to the ancient Jews.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t.) To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

2. (v. t.) Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.

3. (v. t.) To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

4. (v. t.) Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.

5. (v. t.) To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

6. (v. t.) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

7. (n.) A pigment or coloring substance.

8. (n.) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.

9. (n.) A cosmetic; rouge.