Keren-happuch

Keren-happuch (meaning horn of eye-paint or cosmetic box) was the name of Job's third daughter, born after his restoration to prosperity following his ordeal of suffering. Along with her sisters Jemimah and Keziah, she is specifically mentioned by name at the conclusion of the book of Job (42:14), and the text notes that there were no women as beautiful as Job's daughters in all the land. Job gave them an inheritance among their brothers—an unusual provision in a patriarchal society, indicating their honored status.

The naming of the three daughters—Jemimah (dove), Keziah (cassia), and Keren-happuch (cosmetic horn)—with names evoking beauty and fragrance reflects the aesthetic restoration of Job's household after his suffering. In contrast to the beginning of the book where Job's seven sons and three daughters are listed without names, the restored daughters are named individually, suggesting that what was lost and restored was not merely numerical equivalence but the vivid particularity of persons and relationships. The beauty of these daughters, noted with unusual emphasis, functions as a final emblem of Job's complete restoration.