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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פִּנָּה H6438
Pronunciation pinnāh
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 It corners 6× Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, 2 Chronicles 26:15, Job 1:19
the Corner 3× 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 26:9, Jeremiah 31:40
. . . 2× Psalms 118:22, Jeremiah 51:26
a corner 2× Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
above the corner 2× Nehemiah 3:31, Nehemiah 3:32
corner 2× 1 Kings 7:34, Proverbs 7:12
and the corner 1× Nehemiah 3:24
corner towers 1× Zephaniah 1:16
cornerstone 1× Isaiah 28:16
her corner 1× Proverbs 7:8
its cornerstone 1× Job 38:6
street corner 1× 2 Chronicles 28:24
The cornerstone 1× Zechariah 10:4
The cornerstones 1× Isaiah 19:13
The leaders 1× Judges 20:2
their corner towers 1× Zephaniah 3:6
to the Corner 1× Jeremiah 31:38
you leaders 1× 1 Samuel 14:38
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:2 פִּנֹּתָ֔יו to corners Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 38:2 פִּנֹּתָ֔יו to corners Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Judges 20:2 פִּנּ֣וֹת to The leaders Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Samuel 14:38 פִּנּ֣וֹת to you leaders Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Kings 7:34 פִּנּ֔וֹת to corner Noun - feminine plural construct 2 Kings 14:13 הַפִּנָּ֔ה to the Corner Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 26:9 הַפִּנָּ֛ה to the Corner Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 26:15 הַפִּנּ֔וֹת to corners Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 28:24 פִּנָּ֖ה to street corner Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 3:24 הַפִּנָּֽה׃ to and the corner Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:2
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 15
Exodus 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 3 Nehemiah 3 Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 2 Zephaniah 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
פִּנּ֣וֹת 4x pin·nō·wṯ Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, Job 1:19, Ezekiel 43:20
הַפִּנָּֽה׃ 3x hap·pin·nāh Nehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:31, Jeremiah 31:38
פִּנַּת־ 2x pin·naṯ- Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
פִּנֹּתָ֔יו 2x pin·nō·ṯāw Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2
הַפִּנָּ֔ה 1x hap·pin·nāh 2 Kings 14:13
הַפִּנָּ֛ה 1x hap·pin·nāh 2 Chronicles 26:9
הַפִּנָּה֙ 1x hap·pin·nāh Nehemiah 3:32
הַפִּנּ֔וֹת 1x hap·pin·nō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 26:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 6x 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 26:9, Nehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:31
Noun - feminine plural construct 6x Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, Job 1:19
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24, Isaiah 19:13, Isaiah 28:16
Noun - feminine singular 4x 2 Chronicles 28:24, Psalms 118:22, Proverbs 7:12, Zechariah 10:4
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 26:15, Zephaniah 1:16
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Job 38:6, Proverbs 7:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Zephaniah 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 definition Source: 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:
פֵּן H6434
Why This Word Matters
Represents God’s divinely appointed foundation for security. Isaiah 28:14-22
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain