What does פַּעֲמֹן (paʿămōn) mean in the Bible?
פַּעֲמֹן (paʿămōn): Bell whose primary semantic function is the ringing sound produced by striking, not merely the object itself
Hebrew · H6472
פַּעֲמֹן
A bell (as struck )
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פַּעֲמֹןH6472
Pronunciationpaʿămōn
What does פַּעֲמֹן (paʿămōn) mean in the Bible?
פַּעֲמֹן (paʿămōn): Bell whose primary semantic function is the ringing sound produced by striking, not merely the object itself
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6472?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bells (3), . . . (2), [them] (1), the bells (1).
Where does פַּעֲמֹן (paʿămōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbells3×Exodus 28:33, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:25
. . .2×Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
[them]1×Exodus 39:25
the bells1×Exodus 39:26
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:33וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥יtobellsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructExodus 28:34פַּעֲמֹ֤ןtobellsNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 28:34פַּֽעֲמֹ֥ןto. . .Noun - masculine singular constructExodus 39:25פַעֲמֹנֵ֖יtobellsNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 39:25הַפַּֽעֲמֹנִ֜יםto[them]Article | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 39:26פַּעֲמֹ֤ןtothe bellsNoun - masculine singularExodus 39:26פַּעֲמֹ֣ןto. . .Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 28:33
Aligned rows7
Books represented1
Exodus7
Source forms
פַּעֲמֹ֤ן2xpa·‘ă·mōnExodus 28:34, Exodus 39:26
הַפַּֽעֲמֹנִ֜ים1xhap·pa·‘ă·mō·nîmExodus 39:25
וּפַעֲמֹנֵ֥י1xū·p̄a·‘ă·mō·nêExodus 28:33
פַּֽעֲמֹ֥ן1xpa·‘ă·mōnExodus 28:34
פַּעֲמֹ֣ן1xpa·‘ă·mōnExodus 39:26
פַעֲמֹנֵ֖י1xp̄a·‘ă·mō·nêExodus 39:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 39:26
Noun - masculine singular construct2xExodus 28:34
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xExodus 39:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xExodus 28:33
Noun - masculine plural construct1xExodus 39:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Bell whose primary semantic function is the ringing sound produced by striking, not merely the object itself
Source Gloss
a bell (as struck )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Bell whose primary semantic function is the ringing sound produced by striking, not merely the object itself
a bell (as struck) BDB: bell Usage: bell.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פַּעֲמֹן is built from this root: