Hebrew · H6437, G4762 · unreviewed

פָּנָה

To turn ; by implication, to face , i.e. appear , look , etc. · to turn

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פָּנָה H6437 to turn ; by implication, to face , i.e. appear , look , etc.

Pronunciation pānāh

Physical turning becomes relational: to face implies attention, regard, and divine appearance or presence toward someone.

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στρέφω G4762 to turn

Pronunciation stréphō

Physical turning becomes moral/spiritual turning: repentance, conversion, changed direction of life.

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What does פָּנָה (panah) mean in the Bible?

פָּנָה · στρέφω is a Hebrew word meaning "to turn, direct one's course".

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Meaning

to turn, direct one's course

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 56×

Imperfect 1Sam 13:17 · 1Sam 13:18 · 1Sam 14:47 · Deut 30:17 · Ezek 10:11 · Job 24:18 · Prov 17:8 · Isa 13:14 · Jer 50:16 · Josh 7:12 · 1Kgs 2:3 · Job 5:1 · Lev 20:6 14×

Participle active 1Kgs 7:25 · 2Chr 4:4 · Deut 29:17 · Ezek 43:1 · Hos 3:1 · Josh 15:7 12×

Sequential imperfect Deut 1:7 · Deut 1:40 · Deut 2:3 · Isa 45:22 · Job 6:28 · Job 21:5 · Josh 22:4 · Num 14:25 · Ps 25:16 · Ps 69:17 · Ps 86:16 · Ps 119:132 12×

Perfect Deut 31:18 · Jer 6:4 · Ps 40:5 · Ps 102:18 · Song 6:1 · Isa 56:11 · Jer 2:27 · Ps 90:9 · 2Sam 9:8 · Isa 53:6 10×

Jussive Deut 9:27 · Job 36:21 · Num 16:15 · Lev 19:4 · Lev 19:31 5×

Infinitive construct Ezek 43:17 · Mal 2:13 2×

Infinitive absolute Hag 1:9 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 6×

Sequential imperfect Isa 40:3 · Isa 57:14 · Isa 62:10 3×

Perfect Gen 24:31 · Ps 80:10 · Zeph 3:15 3×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×

Perfect Jer 46:5 · Jer 46:21 · Jer 47:3 · Jer 48:39 · Jer 49:24 5×

Participle active Nah 2:9 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×

Participle passive Ezek 9:2 1×

Sequential imperfect Jer 49:8 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 70 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 19 Perfect 18 Imperative 16 Participle 13 Infinitive construct 2 Participle passive 1 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 56 Piel 6 Hiphil 6 Hophal 2

Mood

Indicative 18 Imperative 16 Indicative/jussive 14 Jussive 5

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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