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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 place Peniel,[fn] saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:31 - The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,[fn] and he was limping because of his hip.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:8 - From there he went up to Peniel[fn] and made the same request of them, but they answered as the men of Sukkoth had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:9 - So he said to the men of Peniel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:17 - He also pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:25 - Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father[fn] 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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