What does פְּנוּאֵל (pĕnûʾēl) mean in the Bible?
פְּנוּאֵל (pĕnûʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Penuel or Peniel , a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites".
Hebrew · H6439
פְּנוּאֵל
Penuel or Peniel , a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
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פְּנוּאֵל H6439
Pronunciation pĕnûʾēl
What does פְּנוּאֵל (pĕnûʾēl) mean in the Bible?
פְּנוּאֵל (pĕnûʾēl) is a Hebrew word meaning "Penuel or Peniel , a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6439?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Penuel (3), Penuel (3), and Penuel (1), Peniel (1), to Penuel (1).
Where does פְּנוּאֵל (pĕnûʾēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Judges (4), 1 Chronicles (2), Genesis (2), 1 Kings (1).
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 of Penuel 3× Judges 8:8, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17
Penuel 3× Genesis 32:31, 1 Kings 12:25, 1 Chronicles 4:4
and Penuel 1× 1 Chronicles 8:25
Peniel 1× Genesis 32:30
to Penuel 1× Judges 8:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 32:30 פְּנִיאֵ֑ל to Peniel Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 32:31 פְּנוּאֵ֑ל to Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 8:8 פְּנוּאֵ֔ל to to Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 8:8 פְנוּאֵ֔ל to of Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 8:9 פְנוּאֵ֖ל to of Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular Judges 8:17 פְּנוּאֵ֖ל to of Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 12:25 פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ to Penuel Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 4:4 וּפְנוּאֵל֙ to Penuel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 8:25 וּפְנִיאֵל to and Penuel Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 32:30
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Genesis 2 Judges 4 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2
Source forms
וּפְנוּאֵל֙ 1x ū·p̄ə·nū·’êl 1 Chronicles 4:4
וּפְנִיאֵל 1x ū·p̄ə·nī·ʾēl 1 Chronicles 8:25
פְנוּאֵ֔ל 1x p̄ə·nū·’êl Judges 8:8
פְנוּאֵ֖ל 1x p̄ə·nū·’êl Judges 8:9
פְּנוּאֵ֑ל 1x pə·nū·’êl Genesis 32:31
פְּנוּאֵ֔ל 1x pə·nū·’êl Judges 8:8
פְּנוּאֵ֖ל 1x pə·nū·’êl Judges 8:17
פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ 1x pə·nū·’êl 1 Kings 12:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 7x Genesis 32:30, Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 4:4, 1 Chronicles 8:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Penuel or Peniel , a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Source Gloss
Penuel or Peniel , a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
Extended definition
Peniel, Penuel.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G5323 LXX equivalent Greek
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