Pânâh — H6437

H6437 · Hebrew — פנה

Pronunciation: paw-naw'

Definition

verb

  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

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

Usually translated as

turn, look, respect, prepare, regard, dawning, empty, mark, return, right, appear, at, tide, behold, cast out, come on, corner, go away, lie, pass away

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Pânâh occurs 134 times in 127 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (6), Leviticus (5), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (16), Joshua (5), Judges (9), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (5), Job (5), Psalms (9), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (10), Ezekiel (14), Hosea (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P