Strong's Lexicon: H6437 פָּנָה

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6437
Word:	פָּנָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	135
Transliteration:	panah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-naw'
Meaning:	1. to turn 2. (by implication) to face, i.e. appear, look, etc
KJV Renderings:	appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).

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BDB6552

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

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

BDB6679

פָּנָה₁₃₅ verb turn (Late Hebrew id.; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4254], ᵑ7 פְּנָא; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4255]: Arabic [untranscribed source text 4256] pass away, banish; compare Sabean פנה (variously) e.g. CIS^{iv. Nos. 1, 37, 40}; Assyrian pânu , face, Phoenician פנם, MI^{13, 18} לפני, suffix מפני Ezek 1:19); —

Qal₁₁₇ Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ פ Jer 6:4 +, 2 masculine singular פָּנִיתָ 2Sam 9:8, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְנֶה 1Sam 13:17 +, וַיִּ֫פֶן Exod 2:12 +, 3 feminine singular וַתֵּ֫פֶן 1Kgs 10:13, 1 singular וָאֵ֫פֶן Deut 9:15; Deut 10:5, 1 plural וַנֵּ֫פֶן Deut 2:1 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular פְּנֵה Ps 25:16 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute פָּנֹה Hag 1:9 construct לִפְנוֺת Gen 24:63 +, etc.; Participle פֹּנֶה Deut 29:17 +, etc.; —

1.

a. turn toward, אֶל person, literal, Judg 6:14; Isa 13:14 = Jer 50:16 ; Job 21:5 (i.e. attentively); compare of branches Ezek 17:6 (in allegory); with עַל of direction Gen 24:49 figurative with ׳ אֶליֿ (in worship), Isa 45:22, other gods Hos 3:1; Deut 31:18; Deut 31:20; Lev 19:4 for help Lev 19:31 ; Lev 20:6; Job 5:1 אֶלאָֿוֶן Job 36:21 with accusative הַמָּקוֺם אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Ezek 10:11 with ה locative 1Kgs 17:3; Deut 2:3 (+ לָכֶם dativus ethicus [dative of interest]), Song 6:1 with דֶּרֶךְ 1Sam 13:18 (twice in verse); Job 24:18, ׳ אֶלדֿ Judg 20:42 ; 1Sam 13:17 figurative לְדֶרֶךְ Isa 53:6; Isa 56:11 with accusative כֹּל אֲשֶׁריִֿפְנֶה 1Sam 14:47 , so, + שָׁם, figurative 1Kgs 2:3, i.e. whatever thou undertakest, אֶלכָּֿלאֲֿשֶׁר יִפְנֶה Prov 17:8 .

b. turn from, מִן local Gen 18:22, figurative, of heart, with ׳ מֵעִם י Deut 29:17, absolute = turn away Deut 30:17 in phrase עֹרֶף ׳ פ turn (with) the back (compare ראה עֹרֶף) Jer 18:17), + לִפְנֵי, Josh 7:12 (of flight), figurative, + ׳ אֶליֿ, Jer 2:27; Jer 32:33.

c. turn and do a thing, literal (especially + verb of motion) Num 21:33; Deut 1:7 ; Deut 1:24; Judg 18:21; 1Kgs 10:13 + 17 t.; to do a thing (infinitive) Eccl 2:12.

d. turn, decline, of day Jer 6:4, days of life Ps 90:9.

e. turn toward, approach, of evening, לִפְנוֺת עָ֑רֶב Gen 24:63; Deut 23:12 of morning, (הַ)בֹּקֶר ׳ לִפ Exod 14:27; Judg 19:26; Ps 46:6 (figurative).

2.

a. turn and look, look, literal, אֶל person Num 12:10; 2Chr 20:24 ; 2Chr 26:20, וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה Exod 2:12 with לְמָ֑עְלָה Isa 8:21 absolute look (back) 2Chr 13:14 with אַתֲרִי look behind one (and see, or say), Josh 8:20; Judg 20:40; 2Sam 1:7; 2Sam 2:20 ; 2Kgs 2:24, look after anotber Ezek 29:16 (figurative for seek alliance with); with אֶל of direction Exod 16:10; Num 17:7.

b. of inanimate things, face, with אֶל location Josh 15:7, usually of facing points of compass, with ה locative 1Kgs 7:25 (4 t. in verse) = 2Chr 4:4 (4 t. in verse), Josh 15:2 ; Ezek 8:3; Ezek 46:19 , but also with קָדִים Ezek 43:17 ; Ezek 44:1; Ezek 46:1; Ezek 46:12; Ezek 47:2, compare Ezek 43:1 .

c. especially figurative look at,אֶלֿ person, regard, (1) graciously 2Sam 9:8 of ׳ י Ezek 36:9 ; Lev 26:9 ; 2Kgs 13:23 ; Ps 40:5 , + חָנַן Ps 25:16 ; Ps 69:17; Ps 86:16; Ps 119:132 with אֶלתְּֿפִלָּה 1Kgs 8:28 = 2Chr 6:19 ; Ps 102:18, אֶלמִֿנְחָה Num 16:15 ; Mal 2:13 (2) sternly, אֶלקְֿשִׁי הָעָם Deut 9:27 .

d. look for (אֶל of thing) = expect Hag 1:9.

e. figurative look at (ב of thing) = consider Eccl 2:11. — 2Chr 25:23 see פַּנָּה

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular פִּנָּה Zeph 3:15, etc.; Imperative masculine plural פַּנּוּ Isa 40:3 + 2 t.; — turn away, put out of the way, with accusative of person Zeph 3:15 (|| הֵסִיר); hence make clear, with accusative הַבַּיִת, i.e. clear away things scattered about, make orderly, German 'aufräumen' Gen 24:31 empty it Lev 14:36 figurative, with accusative דֶּרֶךְ make clear, free from obstacles, Isa 40:3; Isa 57:14; Isa 62:10; Mal 3:1 accusative omitted clear away (ground) before it, i.e. to plant it Ps 80:10 (figurative).

Hiph`il (especially Jeremiah) Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְנָה Jer 48:39, 3 feminine singular הִפְנְתָה Jer 49:24, etc.; Imperfect וַיֶּ֫פֶן Judg 15:4 Infinitive construct suffix הַפְנֹתוֺ 1Sam 10:9 Participle מַפְנֶה Nah 2:9 —

1. turn, with accusative וַיֶּפֶן זָנָב אֶלזָֿנָב Judg 15:4, עֹרֶף Jer 48:39 (compare הפך Josh 7:8), שִׁכְמוֺ לָלֶכֶת 1Sam 10:9.

2. make a turn, shew (signs of) turning, + נָסוּ Jer 46:21 , לָנוּם Jer 49:24 opposed to נָסוּ Jer 46:5, compare Nah 2:9 + אֶל person Nah 47:3.

Hoph`al Imperative masculine plural הָפְנוּ Jer 49:8 (Ges^{«GKC:46a»§ 46a}, N.) be ye turned back! (in flight, + נֻסוּ); Participle מָפְנֶה צָפ֫וֺנָה Ezek 9:2 the gate . . . which is faced northward (compare Qal 2.b.

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