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Lexicon :: Strong's H6439 - pᵊnû'ēl

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פְּנוּאֵל
Transliteration
pᵊnû'ēl
Pronunciation
pen-oo-ale'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

פְּנוּאֵל Pᵉnûwʼêl, pen-oo-ale'; or (more properly,) פְּנִיאֵל Pᵉnîyʼêl; from H6437 and H410; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites:—Peniel, Penuel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6439 in the following manner: Penuel (8x), Peniel (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6439 in the following manner: Penuel (8x), Peniel (1x).

  1. Penuel or Peniel = "facing God"

    proper masculine noun

    1. a Benjamite, son of Shashak, brother of Iphedeiah of the family of Saul

    2. son of Hur, father of Gedor, and a descendant of Judah

      proper locative noun

    3. the place named by Jacob when he wrestled with God and located on the north bank of the Jabbok close to the Jordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פְּנוּאֵל Pᵉnûwʼêl, pen-oo-ale'; or (more properly,) פְּנִיאֵל Pᵉnîyʼêl; from H6437 and H410; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites:—Peniel, Penuel.
STRONGS H6439: Abbreviations
† פְּנוּאֵל proper name (face of God, compare GFM JU 8, 8; late Assyrian Panîli HilprUniv. Pa. Exp. ix. 68); — Φανουηλ, but in Gen εἶδος (τοῦ) θεοῦ:
1. location east of Jordan, near Jabbok Genesis 32:32; Judges 8:8 (twice in verse); Judges 8:9, 17; 1 Kings 12:25 = פְּנִיאֵל Genesis 32:31: site unknown; see especially PaineBib.Sac.1878,481 ff.
2. masculine.
a. in Judah 1 Chronicles 4:4.
b. in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:25 Qr (Kt פניאל).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

32:31; 32:32

Judges

8:8; 8:9; 8:17

1 Kings

12:25

1 Chronicles

4:4; 8:25

H6439

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6439 matches the Hebrew פְּנוּאֵל (pᵊnû'ēl),
which occurs 10 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:30 - So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel,[fn] saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:31 - The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:8 - And from there he went up to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - And he said to the men of Penuel, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:25 - Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and built Penuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - and Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:25 - Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
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