What does פְּנִימָה mean in the Bible?
e. indoors".
Hebrew · H6441
פְּנִימָה
Faceward , i.e. indoors
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פְּנִימָהH6441
What does פְּנִימָה mean in the Bible?
פְּנִימָה is a Hebrew word meaning "faceward , i.e. indoors".
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How does the BSB render H6441?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the inside (3), . . . (2), inside (2), in (1), in both the inner (1).
Where does פְּנִימָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 10:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezekiel (3), 2 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 Itthe inside3×1 Kings 6:21, 2 Chronicles 3:4, Ezekiel 40:16
. . .2×1 Kings 6:19, 2 Kings 7:11
inside2×Leviticus 10:18, 2 Chronicles 29:16
in1×2 Chronicles 29:18
in both the inner1×1 Kings 6:30
in her chamber1×Psalms 45:13
into [the inner sanctuary]1×Ezekiel 41:3
on the inside1×Ezekiel 40:16
paneling inside1×1 Kings 6:18
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 10:18פְּנִ֑ימָהtoinsideAdverb1 Kings 6:18פְּנִ֔ימָהtopaneling insideAdverb1 Kings 6:19מִפְּנִ֖ימָהto. . .Preposition-m | Adverb1 Kings 6:21מִפְּנִ֖ימָהtothe insidePreposition-m | Adverb1 Kings 6:30לִפְנִ֖ימָהtoin both the innerPreposition-l | Adverb2 Kings 7:11פְּנִֽימָה׃to. . .Adverb2 Chronicles 3:4מִפְּנִ֖ימָהtothe insidePreposition-m | Adverb2 Chronicles 29:16לִפְנִ֣ימָהtoinsidePreposition-l | Adverb2 Chronicles 29:18פְנִ֙ימָה֙toinAdverbPsalms 45:13פְּנִ֑ימָהtoin her chamberAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 10:18
Aligned rows13
Books represented6
Leviticus11 Kings42 Kings12 Chronicles3Psalms1Ezekiel3
Source forms
מִפְּנִ֖ימָה3xmip·pə·nî·māh1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:21, 2 Chronicles 3:4
לִפְנִ֔ימָה2xlip̄·nî·māhEzekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 41:3
פְּנִ֑ימָה2xpə·nî·māhLeviticus 10:18, Psalms 45:13
לִפְנִ֖ימָה1xlip̄·nî·māh1 Kings 6:30
לִפְנִ֣ימָה1xlip̄·nî·māh2 Chronicles 29:16
לִפְנִ֤ימָה1xlip̄·nî·māhEzekiel 40:16
פְנִ֙ימָה֙1xp̄ə·nî·māh2 Chronicles 29:18
פְּנִ֔ימָה1xpə·nî·māh1 Kings 6:18
Parsing patterns
Adverb5xLeviticus 10:18, 1 Kings 6:18, 2 Kings 7:11, 2 Chronicles 29:18
Preposition-l | Adverb5x1 Kings 6:30, 2 Chronicles 29:16, Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 41:3
Preposition-m | Adverb3x1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:21, 2 Chronicles 3:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. faceward , i.e. indoors
Source Gloss
faceward , i.e. indoors
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
faceward, i.e. indoors BDB: toward the Usage: (with-) in(-ner part, -ward).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
פְּנִימָה is built from this root:
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