What does פֵּאָה mean in the Bible?
e. direction , region , extremity".
Hebrew · H6285
פֵּאָה
Properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
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פֵּאָהH6285
What does פֵּאָה mean in the Bible?
פֵּאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity".
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How does the BSB render H6285?
The BSB source-word alignment has 86 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include side (34), . . . (19), - (8), boundary (4), corners (2).
Where does פֵּאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (47), Exodus (15), Joshua (6), Leviticus (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itside34×Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11
. . .19×Ezekiel 41:12, Ezekiel 48:2, Ezekiel 48:3, Ezekiel 48:4
-8×Numbers 35:5, Ezekiel 48:24, Ezekiel 48:25, Ezekiel 48:26
boundary4×Ezekiel 47:17, Ezekiel 47:18, Ezekiel 47:19, Ezekiel 47:20
corners2×Exodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13
from2×Joshua 15:5, Ezekiel 48:8
[having just] the corner1×Amos 3:12
at the sides1×Leviticus 19:27
border1×Numbers 34:3
his hairline1×Leviticus 13:41
of their temples1×Jeremiah 9:26
shave off the edges1×Leviticus 21:5
the1×Ezekiel 48:23
the corners [of their hair]1×Jeremiah 25:23
the edges1×Leviticus 19:27
the foreheads1×Jeremiah 48:45
the skulls1×Numbers 24:17
their temples1×Jeremiah 49:32
to the edges1×Leviticus 23:22
to the very edges1×Leviticus 19:9
to them every corner of the land1×Nehemiah 9:22
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:26הַפֵּאֹ֔תtocornersArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 26:18לִפְאַ֖תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 26:20לִפְאַ֣תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 27:9לִפְאַ֣תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 27:9לַפֵּאָ֖הtosidePreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 27:11לִפְאַ֤תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 27:12לִפְאַת־tosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 27:13לִפְאַ֛תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 36:23לִפְאַ֖תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructExodus 36:25לִפְאַ֣תtosidePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 25:26
Aligned rows86
Books represented8
Exodus15Leviticus6Numbers6Joshua6Nehemiah1Jeremiah4Ezekiel47Amos1
Source forms
פְּאַת־21xpə·’aṯ-Numbers 34:3, Numbers 35:5, Joshua 18:14, Ezekiel 47:19
מִפְּאַ֥ת12xmip·pə·’aṯEzekiel 48:2, Ezekiel 48:3, Ezekiel 48:4, Ezekiel 48:5
וּפְאַת־5xū·p̄ə·’aṯ-Joshua 18:15, Ezekiel 47:20, Ezekiel 48:16, Ezekiel 48:33
פְּאַ֥ת5xpə·’aṯLeviticus 19:9, Leviticus 19:27, Numbers 35:5, Ezekiel 47:17
פְּאַ֣ת4xpə·’aṯJeremiah 48:45, Ezekiel 41:12, Ezekiel 48:16, Ezekiel 48:32
לִפְאַ֣ת3xlip̄·’aṯExodus 26:20, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:25
לִפְאַת־3xlip̄·’aṯ-Exodus 27:12, Joshua 18:14, Joshua 18:20
הַפֵּאֹ֔ת2xhap·pê·’ōṯExodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct34xLeviticus 19:9, Leviticus 19:27, Leviticus 23:22, Numbers 34:3
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct16xLeviticus 13:41, Ezekiel 45:7, Ezekiel 48:2, Ezekiel 48:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct14xExodus 26:18, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct8xLeviticus 21:5, Joshua 18:15, Ezekiel 47:18, Ezekiel 47:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct3xExodus 38:11, Exodus 38:12, Exodus 38:13
Noun - feminine singular3xJeremiah 9:26, Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 49:32
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xExodus 25:26, Exodus 37:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct2xEzekiel 45:7, Ezekiel 48:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
Source Gloss
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity BDB: corner Usage: corner, end, quarter, side.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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