What does פִּנָּה (pinnāh) mean in the Bible?
פִּנָּה (pinnāh): Corner or angle extends to leadership position; spatial prominence becomes social prominence and authority.
Hebrew · H6438
פִּנָּה
An angle ; by implication, a pinnacle ; figuratively, a chieftain
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פִּנָּהH6438
Pronunciationpinnāh
What does פִּנָּה (pinnāh) mean in the Bible?
פִּנָּה (pinnāh): Corner or angle extends to leadership position; spatial prominence becomes social prominence and authority.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6438?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include corners (6), the Corner (3), . . . (2), a corner (2), above the corner (2).
Where does פִּנָּה (pinnāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (4), 2 Chronicles (3), Jeremiah (3), Nehemiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcorners6×Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, 2 Chronicles 26:15, Job 1:19
the Corner3×2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 26:9, Jeremiah 31:40
. . .2×Psalms 118:22, Jeremiah 51:26
a corner2×Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
above the corner2×Nehemiah 3:31, Nehemiah 3:32
corner2×1 Kings 7:34, Proverbs 7:12
and the corner1×Nehemiah 3:24
corner towers1×Zephaniah 1:16
cornerstone1×Isaiah 28:16
her corner1×Proverbs 7:8
its cornerstone1×Job 38:6
street corner1×2 Chronicles 28:24
The cornerstone1×Zechariah 10:4
The cornerstones1×Isaiah 19:13
The leaders1×Judges 20:2
their corner towers1×Zephaniah 3:6
to the Corner1×Jeremiah 31:38
you leaders1×1 Samuel 14:38
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:2פִּנֹּתָ֔יוtocornersNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 38:2פִּנֹּתָ֔יוtocornersNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularJudges 20:2פִּנּ֣וֹתtoThe leadersNoun - feminine plural construct1 Samuel 14:38פִּנּ֣וֹתtoyou leadersNoun - feminine plural construct1 Kings 7:34פִּנּ֔וֹתtocornerNoun - feminine plural construct2 Kings 14:13הַפִּנָּ֔הtothe CornerArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 26:9הַפִּנָּ֛הtothe CornerArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 26:15הַפִּנּ֔וֹתtocornersArticle | Noun - feminine plural2 Chronicles 28:24פִּנָּ֖הtostreet cornerNoun - feminine singularNehemiah 3:24הַפִּנָּֽה׃toand the cornerArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 27:2
Aligned rows29
Books represented15
Exodus2Judges11 Samuel11 Kings12 Kings12 Chronicles3Nehemiah3Job2Psalms1Proverbs4Isaiah2Jeremiah3Ezekiel2Zephaniah2Zechariah1
Source forms
פִּנּ֣וֹת4xpin·nō·wṯJudges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, Job 1:19, Ezekiel 43:20
הַפִּנָּֽה׃3xhap·pin·nāhNehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:31, Jeremiah 31:38
פִּנַּת־2xpin·naṯ-Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
פִּנֹּתָ֔יו2xpin·nō·ṯāwExodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2
הַפִּנָּ֔ה1xhap·pin·nāh2 Kings 14:13
הַפִּנָּ֛ה1xhap·pin·nāh2 Chronicles 26:9
הַפִּנָּה֙1xhap·pin·nāhNehemiah 3:32
הַפִּנּ֔וֹת1xhap·pin·nō·wṯ2 Chronicles 26:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular6x2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 26:9, Nehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:31
Noun - feminine plural construct6xJudges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, Job 1:19
Noun - feminine singular construct5xProverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24, Isaiah 19:13, Isaiah 28:16
Noun - feminine singular4x2 Chronicles 28:24, Psalms 118:22, Proverbs 7:12, Zechariah 10:4
Article | Noun - feminine plural2x2 Chronicles 26:15, Zephaniah 1:16
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular2xJob 38:6, Proverbs 7:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xZephaniah 3:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Corner or angle extends to leadership position; spatial prominence becomes social prominence and authority.
Source Gloss
an angle ; by implication, a pinnacle ; figuratively, a chieftain
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Corner or angle extends to leadership position; spatial prominence becomes social prominence and authority.
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain BDB: corner Usage: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Corner or chief stone providing structural alignment.
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Word Origins
פִּנָּה is built from this root:
פֵּןH6434
Why This Word Matters
Represents God’s divinely appointed foundation for security.Isaiah 28:14-22
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