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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
Dictionary Aids

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 3 / 3 (Jer 32:33–Mal 3:1)

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:33 - “And they have turned H6437 their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, rising up early and teaching, they would not listen [fn]and receive discipline.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:5 -

“Why have I seen it?

They are shattered;

They are drawing back,

And their mighty men are crushed

And have fled to refuge,

Without facing H6437 back H6437;

[fn]Terror is on every side!”

Declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:21 -

“Also her mercenaries in her midst

Are like [fn]fattened calves,

For even they have turned H6437 back H6437 and have fled away together;

They did not stand their ground.

For the day of their disaster has come upon them,

The time of their punishment.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 -

“Because of the noise of the [fn]galloping hoofs of his [fn]valiant steeds,

The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels,

The fathers have not turned H6437 back H6437 for their children,

Because of the limpness of their hands,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:39 - “How [fn]shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned H6437 his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:8 -

“Flee away, turn H6437 back H6437, inhabit the depths,

O inhabitants of Dedan,

For I [fn]will bring the disaster of Esau upon him

At the time I [fn]punish him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:24 -

“Damascus has become limp in their hands;

She has turned H6437 away H6437 to flee,

And panic has taken hold of her;

Distress and pangs have seized her

Like a woman in childbirth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:16 -

“Cut off the sower from Babylon

And the one who seizes the sickle at the time of harvest;

From before [fn]the sword of the oppressor

They will each turn H6437 back H6437 to his own people,

And they will each flee to his own land.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:3 - He sent forth the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the [fn]north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the figure of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy, was located.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:2 - And behold, six men were coming from the direction of the upper gate which faces H6437 north, each with his shattering weapon in his hand; and among them was a certain man clothed in linen with a [fn]scribe’s case at his loins. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:11 - As they went, they went in any of their four [fn]directions without turning as they went; but they went in the direction which [fn]they faced H6437, without turning as they went.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1 -

Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of Yahweh which faced H6437 eastward. And behold, at the entrance of the gate, there were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:6 - “Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its foliage turned H6437 toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and yielded shoots and sent out branches.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:16 - “And it will never again be the security of the house of Israel, bringing to remembrance the iniquity of their having turned H6437 to go after Egypt. Then they will know that I am Lord Yahweh.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:9 - ‘For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn H6437 to you, and you will be cultivated and sown.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:1 -

Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing H6437 toward the east;

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - “The ledge shall be [fn]fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall [fn]face H6437 the east.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:1 -

Then He brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces H6437 the east; and it was shut.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:1 -

‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “The gate of the inner court facing H6437 east shall be shut the six working days; but it shall be opened on the sabbath day and opened on the day of the new moon.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:12 - “And when the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings as a freewill offering to Yahweh, the gate facing H6437 east shall be opened for him. And he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he goes out.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:19 -

Then he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced H6437 north; and behold, there was a place at the extreme rear toward the west.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:2 - He brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around by way of the outside to the outer gate by way of the gate that faces H6437 east. And behold, water was trickling from the south side.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 -

Then Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a [fn]woman who is loved by her companion and is an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the sons of Israel, though they turn H6437 to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8 -

Though Nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days,

Now they are fleeing;

“Stand! Stand!”

But no one [fn]turns H6437 back H6437.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:15 -

Yahweh has taken away His judgments against you;

He has cleared H6437 away H6437 your enemies.

The King of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst;

You will fear evil no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:9 - You look H6437 for much, but behold, it comes to little; and you bring it home, and I blow it away. Why?” declares Yahweh of hosts, “Because of My house which lies waste, while each of you runs to his own house.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:13 -

“And this is a second thing you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with groaning because He no longer regards H6437 the [fn]offering or receives it as acceptable from your hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:1 -

“Behold, I am going to send My [fn]messenger, and he will [fn]prepare H6437 the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; [fn]and the [fn]messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says Yahweh of hosts.


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