What does פְּנִימָה mean in the Bible?
e. indoors".
Hebrew · H6441
פְּנִימָה
Faceward , i.e. indoors
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פְּנִימָה H6441
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 It the inside 3× 1 Kings 6:21, 2 Chronicles 3:4, Ezekiel 40:16
. . . 2× 1 Kings 6:19, 2 Kings 7:11
inside 2× Leviticus 10:18, 2 Chronicles 29:16
in 1× 2 Chronicles 29:18
in both the inner 1× 1 Kings 6:30
in her chamber 1× Psalms 45:13
into [the inner sanctuary] 1× Ezekiel 41:3
on the inside 1× Ezekiel 40:16
paneling inside 1× 1 Kings 6:18
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 10:18 פְּנִ֑ימָה to inside Adverb 1 Kings 6:18 פְּנִ֔ימָה to paneling inside Adverb 1 Kings 6:19 מִפְּנִ֖ימָה to . . . Preposition-m | Adverb 1 Kings 6:21 מִפְּנִ֖ימָה to the inside Preposition-m | Adverb 1 Kings 6:30 לִפְנִ֖ימָה to in both the inner Preposition-l | Adverb 2 Kings 7:11 פְּנִֽימָה׃ to . . . Adverb 2 Chronicles 3:4 מִפְּנִ֖ימָה to the inside Preposition-m | Adverb 2 Chronicles 29:16 לִפְנִ֣ימָה to inside Preposition-l | Adverb 2 Chronicles 29:18 פְנִ֙ימָה֙ to in Adverb Psalms 45:13 פְּנִ֑ימָה to in her chamber Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 10:18
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 3 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
מִפְּנִ֖ימָה 3x mip·pə·nî·māh 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:21, 2 Chronicles 3:4
לִפְנִ֔ימָה 2x lip̄·nî·māh Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 41:3
פְּנִ֑ימָה 2x pə·nî·māh Leviticus 10:18, Psalms 45:13
לִפְנִ֖ימָה 1x lip̄·nî·māh 1 Kings 6:30
לִפְנִ֣ימָה 1x lip̄·nî·māh 2 Chronicles 29:16
לִפְנִ֤ימָה 1x lip̄·nî·māh Ezekiel 40:16
פְנִ֙ימָה֙ 1x p̄ə·nî·māh 2 Chronicles 29:18
פְּנִ֔ימָה 1x pə·nî·māh 1 Kings 6:18
Parsing patterns
Adverb 5x Leviticus 10:18, 1 Kings 6:18, 2 Kings 7:11, 2 Chronicles 29:18
Preposition-l | Adverb 5x 1 Kings 6:30, 2 Chronicles 29:16, Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 41:3
Preposition-m | Adverb 3x 1 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 definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
faceward, i.e. indoors BDB: toward the Usage: (with-) in(-ner part, -ward).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פְּנִימָה is built from this root:
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