Strong's Lexicon

H6323

H6323 — פּוּן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpuwnverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1744

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6323
Word:	פּוּן
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root meaning to turn, i.e. be perplexed
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	puwn
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	poon
Meaning:	1. be distracted
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB671

אָפ֑וּנָה Ps 88:16 ( ἄρ. λεγ Dl^{Pr 135 f.} compare Assyrian appuna(ma) adv. = ma°diš , very, very much, but dubious; Thes MV form from √ פון & compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 364] diminuit, mente diminuit (Frey), hence be confused, helpless, compare ᵐ5 ἐξηπθρήθην ᵑ9 contur-batus sum; others emend אָפוּגָה from פּוּג q. v. A verb however is not needed for parallelism).

Arabic [untranscribed source text 365] in fact = milk (camel, etc.) dry, empty; [untranscribed source text 366] = empty-headed man; this does not support be confused, helpless (GFM, privately).

BDB6552

[פּוּן] verb (?); only אָפוּנָה Ps 88:16 read probably אֶפּוֺגָה, see פוג , אָפוּנָה.

פּוֺנֶה 2Chr 25:23 see פִּנָּה , פּוּנִי see פּוּאָה . above

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke