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Lexicon :: Strong's H6437 - pānâ

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פָּנָה
Transliteration
pānâ
Pronunciation
paw-naw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1782

Strong’s Definitions

פָּנָה pânâh, paw-naw'; a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.:—appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, × corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), × right (early).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x

The KJV translates Strong's H6437 in the following manner: turn (53x), look (42x), prepare (6x), regard (4x), respect (4x), look back (4x), turn away (2x), turn back (2x), miscellaneous (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x
The KJV translates Strong's H6437 in the following manner: turn (53x), look (42x), prepare (6x), regard (4x), respect (4x), look back (4x), turn away (2x), turn back (2x), miscellaneous (16x).
  1. to turn

    1. (Qal)

      1. to turn toward or from or away

      2. to turn and do

      3. to turn, decline (of day)

      4. to turn toward, approach (of evening)

      5. to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for

    2. (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to turn

      2. to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back

    4. (Hophal) to be turned back

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פָּנָה pânâh, paw-naw'; a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.:—appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, × corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), × right (early).
STRONGS H6437: Abbreviations
פָּנָה 135 verb turn (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac bdb081501, Targum מְּנָא; Ethiopic bdb081502: Arabic bdb081503 pass away, banish; compare Sabean פנה (variously) e.g. CISiv. Nos. 1, 37, 40; Assyrian pânu, face, Phoenician פנם, MI13, 18 לפני, suffix מפני Ezekiel 1:19); —
Qal117 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פ׳ Jeremiah 6:4 +, 2nd person masculine singular פָּנִיתָ 2 Samuel 9:8, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִפְנֶה 1 Samuel 13:17 +, וַיִּ֫פֶן Exodus 2:12 +, 3rd person feminine singular וַתֵּ֫פֶן 1 Kings 10:13, 1st person singular וָאֵ֫פֶן Deuteronomy 9:15; Deuteronomy 10:5, 1st person plural וַנֵּ֫פֶן Deuteronomy 2:1 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּנֵה Psalm 25:16 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute פָּנֹה Haggai 1:9; construct לִפְנוֺת Genesis 24:63 +, etc.; Participle פֹּנֶה Deuteronomy 29:17 +, etc.; —
1.
†a. turn toward, אֶל person, literal, Judges 6:14; Isaiah 13:14 = Jeremiah 50:16; Job 21:5 (i.e. attentively); compare of branches Ezekiel 17:6 (in allegory); with עַל of direction Genesis 24:49; figurative with אֶליֿ׳ (in worship), Isaiah 45:22, other gods Hosea 3:1; Deuteronomy 31:18, 20; Leviticus 19:4; for help Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6; Job 5:1; אֶלאָֿוֶן Job 36:21; with accusative הַמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Ezekiel 10:11; with ה locative 1 Kings 17:3; Deuteronomy 2:3 (+ לָכֶם dativus ethicus [dative of interest]), Songs 6:1; with דֶּרֶךְ 1 Samuel 13:18 (twice in verse); Job 24:18, אֶלדֿ׳ Judges 20:42; 1 Samuel 13:17; figurative לְדֶרֶךְ Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 56:11; with accusative כֹּל אֲשֶׁריִֿפְנֶה 1 Samuel 14:47, so, + שָׁם, figurative 1 Kings 2:3, i.e. whatever thou undertakest, אֶלכָּֿלאֲֿשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Proverbs 17:8.
†b. turn from, מִן local Genesis 18:22, figurative, of heart, with מֵעִם י׳ Deuteronomy 29:17, absolute = turn away Deuteronomy 30:17; in phrase עֹרֶף פ׳ turn (with) the back (compare ראה עֹרֶף) Jeremiah 18:17), + לִפְנֵי, Joshua 7:12 (of flight), figurative, + אֶליֿ׳, Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 32:33.
c. turn and do a thing, literal (especially + verb of motion) Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 1:7, 24; Judges 18:21; 1 Kings 10:13 + 17 times; to do a thing (infinitive) † Ecclesiastes 2:12.
†d.turn, decline, of day Jeremiah 6:4, days of life Psalm 90:9.
†e. turn toward, approach, of evening, לִפְנוֺת עָ֑רֶב Genesis 24:63; Deuteronomy 23:12; of morning, (הַ)בֹּקֶר לִפ׳ Exodus 14:27; Judges 19:26; Psalm 46:6 (figurative).
†2.
a. turn and look, look, literal, אֶל person Numbers 12:10; 2 Chronicles 20:24; 26:20, וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה Exodus 2:12; with לְמָ֑עְלָה Isaiah 8:21 absolute look (back) 2 Chronicles 13:14; with אַתֲרִי look behind one (and see, or say), Joshua 8:20; Judges 20:40; 2 Samuel 1:7; 2 Samuel 2:20; 2 Kings 2:24, look after anotber Ezekiel 29:16 (figurative for seek alliance with); with אֶל of direction Exodus 16:10; Numbers 17:7.
b. of inanimate things, face, with אֶל location Joshua 15:7, usually of facing points of compass, with ה locative 1 Kings 7:25 (4 times in verse) = 2 Chronicles 4:4 (4 times in verse), Joshua 15:2; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 46:19, but also with קָדִים Ezekiel 43:17; Ezekiel 44:1; Ezekiel 46:1, 12; Ezekiel 47:2, compare Ezekiel 43:1.
c. especially figurativelook at,אֶלֿ person, regard,
(1) graciously 2 Samuel 9:8; of י׳ Ezekiel 36:9; Leviticus 26:9; 2 Kings 13:23; Psalm 40:5, + חָנַן Psalm 25:16; Psalm 69:17; Psalm 86:16; Psalm 119:132; with אֶלתְּֿפִלָּה 1 Kings 8:28 2 Chronicles 6:19; Psalm 102:18, אֶלמִֿנְחָה Numbers 16:15; Malachi 2:13;
(2) sternly, אֶלקְֿשִׁי הָעָם Deuteronomy 9:27.
d. look for (אֶל of thing) = expect Haggai 1:9.
e. figurative look at (ב of thing) = consider Ecclesiastes 2:11. — 2 Chronicles 25:23 see פִּנָּה.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular פִּנָּה Zephaniah 3:15, etc.; Imperative masculine plural פַּנּוּ Isaiah 40:3 + 2 times; — turn away, put out of the way, with accusative of person Zephaniah 3:15 (|| הֵסִיר); hence make clear, with accusative הַבַּיִת, i.e. clear away things scattered about, make orderly, German 'aufräumen' Genesis 24:31; empty it Leviticus 14:36; figurative, with accusative דֶּרֶךְ make clear, free from obstacles, Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 57:14; Isaiah 62:10; Malachi 3:1; accusative omitted clear away (ground) before it, i.e. to plant it Psalm 80:10 (figurative).
Hiph. (especially Jeremiah) Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִפְנָה Jeremiah 48:39, 3rd person feminine singular הִפְנְתָה Jeremiah 49:24, etc.; Imperfect וַיֶּ֫פֶן Judges 15:4; Infinitive construct suffix הַפְנֹתוֺ 1 Samuel 10:9; Participle מַפְנֶה Nahum 2:9; —
1. turn, with accusative וַיֶּפֶן זָנָב אֶלזָֿנָב Judges 15:4, עֹרֶף Jeremiah 48:39 (compare הפך Joshua 7:8), שִׁכְמוֺ לָלֶכֶת 1 Samuel 10:9.
2. make a turn, shew (signs of) turning, + נָסוּ Jeremiah 46:21, לָנוּם Jeremiah 49:24; opposed to נָסוּ Jeremiah 46:5, compare Nahum 2:9; + אֶל person Nah 47:3.
Hoph. Imperative masculine plural הָפְנוּ Jeremiah 49:8 (Ges§ 46a, N.) be ye turned back! (in flight, + נֻסוּ); Participle מָפְנֶה צָפ֫וֺנָה Ezekiel 9:2 the gate...`which is faced northward (compare Qal 2 b.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:22; 24:31; 24:49; 24:63; 24:63

Exodus

2:12; 2:12; 14:27; 16:10

Leviticus

14:36; 19:4; 19:31; 20:6; 26:9

Numbers

12:10; 16:15; 17:7; 21:33

Deuteronomy

1:7; 1:24; 2:1; 2:3; 9:15; 9:27; 10:5; 23:12; 29:17; 29:17; 30:17; 31:18; 31:20

Joshua

7:8; 7:12; 8:20; 15:2; 15:7

Judges

6:14; 15:4; 15:4; 18:21; 19:26; 20:40; 20:42

1 Samuel

10:9; 10:9; 13:17; 13:17; 13:18; 14:47

2 Samuel

1:7; 2:20; 9:8; 9:8

1 Kings

2:3; 7:25; 8:28; 10:13; 10:13; 17:3

2 Kings

2:24; 13:23

2 Chronicles

4:4; 6:19; 13:14; 20:24; 25:23; 26:20

Job

5:1; 21:5; 24:18; 36:21

Psalms

25:16; 25:16; 40:5; 46:6; 69:17; 80:10; 86:16; 90:9; 102:18; 119:132

Proverbs

17:8

Ecclesiastes

2:11; 2:12

Song of Songs

6:1

Isaiah

8:21; 13:14; 40:3; 40:3; 45:22; 53:6; 56:11; 57:14; 62:10

Jeremiah

2:27; 6:4; 6:4; 18:17; 32:33; 46:5; 46:21; 48:39; 48:39; 49:8; 49:24; 49:24; 50:16

Ezekiel

1:19; 8:3; 9:2; 10:11; 17:6; 29:16; 36:9; 43:1; 43:17; 44:1; 46:1; 46:12; 46:19; 47:2

Hosea

3:1

Nahum

2:9; 2:9

Zephaniah

3:15; 3:15

Haggai

1:9; 1:9

Malachi

2:13; 3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6437 matches the Hebrew פָּנָה (pānâ),
which occurs 135 times in 128 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Sa 10:9–Jer 6:4)

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:9 -

Then it happened when he turned H6437 his back to leave Samuel, God changed [fn]his heart; and all those signs came about on that day.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:17 - And the [fn]raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three [fn]companies: one [fn]company turned H6437 [fn]toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual,
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:18 - and another [fn]company turned H6437 to the way of Beth-horon, and another [fn]company turned H6437 to the way of the border which overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:47 -

Now Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, and he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, the sons of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines; and wherever he turned H6437, he [fn]inflicted punishment.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:7 - “Then he turned H6437 to look behind him, and he saw me and called to me. And I said, ‘Here I am.’
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:20 - Then Abner turned H6437 to look behind him and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” And he answered, “It is I.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:8 - So he prostrated himself and said, “What is your servant, that you should regard H6437 a dead dog like me?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:3 - “And you shall keep the responsibility given by Yahweh your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may be prosperous in all that you do and wherever you turn H6437,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It stood on twelve oxen, three facing H6437 north, three facing H6437 west, three facing H6437 south, and three facing H6437 east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:28 - “Yet have H6437 regard H6437 to the prayer of Your slave and to his supplication, O Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your slave prays before You today;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:13 -

Thus King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she asked, besides what he gave her according to [fn]his royal bounty. Then she turned H6437 and went to her own land, she and her servants.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:3 - “Go away from here and turn H6437 eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is [fn]east of the Jordan.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:24 - Then he looked H6437 behind him and saw them. And he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of [fn]their number.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:12 - “Are not [fn]Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned H6437 and went away in wrath.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23 - But Yahweh was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned H6437 to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not bring them to ruin or cast them from His presence until now.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:16 - Then Josiah turned H6437, and he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent and took the bones from the graves and burned them on the altar and defiled it according to the word of Yahweh which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood on twelve oxen, three facing H6437 the north, three facing H6437 west, three facing H6437 south, and three facing H6437 east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:19 - “Yet have H6437 regard H6437 to the prayer of Your slave and to his supplication, O Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your slave prays before You;
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:14 - So Judah turned H6437 around H6437, and behold, [fn]they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:24 -

Now Judah came to the lookout of the wilderness, and they turned H6437 toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses fallen on the ground, and no one had escaped.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - Then Joash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, [fn]400 cubits.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked H6437 at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because Yahweh had smitten him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:1 -

“Call now, is there anyone who will answer you?

And to which of the holy ones will you turn H6437?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:28 -

“So now be willing to face H6437 me,

And see if I lie to your face.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:5 -

“Look H6437 at me, and be appalled,

And put your hand over your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:18 -

[fn]They are [fn]insignificant on the surface of the water;

Their portion is cursed on the earth.

They do not turn H6437 [fn]toward the vineyards.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:21 -

“Be careful, do not turn H6437 to wickedness,

For you have chosen this to affliction.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:16 -

Pe

Turn H6437 to me and be gracious to me,

For I am alone and afflicted.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 -

How blessed is the man who has made Yahweh his trust,

And has not [fn]turned H6437 to the proud, nor to those who stray into falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:5 -

God is in the midst of her, she will not be shaken;

God will help her [fn]when morning dawns H6437.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 -

Answer me, O Yahweh, for Your lovingkindness is good;

According to the abundance of Your compassion, turn H6437 to me,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:9 -

You cleared H6437 the ground before it,

And it took deep root and filled the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:16 -

Turn H6437 to me, and be gracious to me;

Oh grant Your strength to Your slave,

And save the son of Your maidservant.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:9 -

For all our days have declined H6437 in Your fury;

We have finished our years like a [fn]sigh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:17 -

He has turned H6437 toward H6437 the prayer of the [fn]destitute

And has not despised their prayer.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:132 -

Turn H6437 to me and be gracious to me,

According to Your judgment [fn]for those who love Your name.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 -

A bribe is a [fn]charm in the eyes of its owner;

Wherever he turns H6437, he prospers.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Thus I turned H6437 to all my works which my hands had done and the labor which I had labored to do, and behold, all was [fn]vanity and striving after wind, and there was no advantage under the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 -

So I turned H6437 to see wisdom, madness, and simpleminded folly. What will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:1 -

[fn]Where has your beloved gone,

O most beautiful among women?

Where has your beloved turned H6437,

That we may seek him with you?”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - And they will pass through [fn]the land hard-pressed and hungry, and it will be H6437 that when they are hungry, they will be angry and curse [fn]their king and their God as they face H6437 upward.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:14 -

And it will be that like a hunted gazelle,

Or like sheep with none to gather them,

They will each turn H6437 to his own people,

And each one flee to his own land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:3 -

A voice [fn]is calling,

“Prepare H6437 the way for Yahweh in the wilderness;

Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:22 -

“Turn H6437 to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;

For I am God, and there is no other.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:6 -

All of us like sheep have gone astray,

Each of us has turned H6437 to his own way;

But Yahweh has caused the iniquity of us all

To [fn]fall on Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:11 -

And the dogs have a strong [fn]appetite; they do not know satisfaction.

And they are shepherds who do not know understanding;

They have all turned H6437 to their own way,

Each one to his greedy gain, to the last one.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:14 -

And it will be said,

“Build up, build up, prepare H6437 the way,

[fn]Remove every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:10 -

Go through, go through the gates,

Clear H6437 the way [fn]for the people;

Build up, build up the highway,

Remove the stones, raise up a standard over the peoples.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:27 -

Who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’

And to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’

For they have turned H6437 their back to Me

And not their face;

But in the time when their evil comes they will say,

‘Arise and save us.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:4 -

“Set yourselves apart for war against her;

Arise, and let us go up at noon.

Woe to us, for the day declines H6437,

For the shadows of the evening stretch out!


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