Lexicon :: Strong's H6438 - pinnâ

פִּנָּה

Transliteration

pinnâ

Pronunciation

pin-naw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From פֵּן (H6434)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1783a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

פִּנָּה pinnâh, pin-naw'; feminine of H6434; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain:—bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H6438 in the following manner: corner (22x), chief (2x), towers (2x), bulwarks (1x), stay (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H6438 in the following manner: corner (22x), chief (2x), towers (2x), bulwarks (1x), stay (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

corner
1. corner (of square objects)
2. corner (of ruler or chief - fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

פִּנָּה pinnâh, pin-naw'; feminine of H6434; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain:—bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H6438: Abbreviations

פִּנָּה ₂₈ noun feminine corner; — absolute פ׳ 2 Kings 14:13 +, construct פִּנַּת Jeremiah 31:40 +; suffix פִּנָּתָהּ Job 38:9, פִּנָּהּ [H6434 Proverbs 7:8] (Ges^{§ 91 e}); plural פִּנּוֹת absolute Zephaniah 1:16; 2 Chronicles 26:15, פִּנִּים [H6434 Zechariah 14:10]; construct פִּנּוֹת 1 Kings 7:34 +, etc.; —

a. corner, of square objects 1 Kings 7:34 + 1 Kings 7:30 (read פִּנּוֹתָיו for פַּעֲמֹתָיו, compare Kit), Exodus 27:2; Exodus 38:2; Ezekiel 43:20; of house Job 1:19, roof Proverbs 7:12; Proverbs 21:9 = Proverbs 25:24; אֶבֶן לְפ׳ Jeremiah 51:26 i.e. a corner-stone; אֶבֶן פ׳ of earth Job 38:9; compare (figurative) Psalm 118:22, and (אבן omitted) Isaiah 28:16; פ׳ = street-corner 2 Chronicles 28:24.

b. specifically of wall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:24 (in southeast), Nehemiah 3:31; Nehemiah 3:32 (northeast); שַׁעַד הַמּ׳ 2 Kings 14:13 + || 2 Chronicles 25:23 and most (for MT הַפּוֹנֶה שׁ׳), + (see שַׁעַר); apparently with battlements 2 Chronicles 26:15; of cities in general הַנְּבֹהוֺת הַפּ׳ Zephaniah 1:16; of the nations Zephaniah 3:6.

2. figurative of chief, ruler as corner (support or defence), Judges 20:2; 1 Samuel 14:38; Isaiah 19:13 (read perhaps plural); Zechariah 10:4 (+ יָתֵד which see).

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