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 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).
  1. 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.
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.; —
1.
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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

27:2; 38:2

Judges

20:2

1 Samuel

14:38

1 Kings

7:30; 7:34; 7:34

2 Kings

14:13; 14:13

2 Chronicles

25:23; 26:15; 26:15; 28:24

Nehemiah

3:24; 3:31; 3:32

Job

1:19; 38:9; 38:9

Psalms

118:22

Proverbs

7:12; 21:9; 25:24

Isaiah

19:13; 28:16

Jeremiah

31:40; 51:26

Ezekiel

43:20

Zephaniah

1:16; 1:16; 3:6

Zechariah

10:4