פְּנוּאֵל
Pᵉnûwʼêl · pen-oo-ale'
Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: or (more properly,) פְּנִיאֵל; from H6437 (פָּנָה) and H410 (אֵל); face of God;
Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
- Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan
- also, (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Peniel, Penuel.
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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
To speak, the word of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פְּנוּאֵל 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
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of penuel3 · 33%
- penuel2 · 22%
- and penuel2 · 22%
- peniel1 · 11%
- thence to penuel1 · 11%
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.