פֵּן
pên · pane
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6437 (פָּנָה);
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
- properly, removal
- used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (lest) (peradventure), that...not.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing
To speak, the word of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פֵּן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
133 occurrences · 133 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- it, lest1 · 25%
- not1 · 25%
- peradventure1 · 25%
- lest peradventure1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.