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פִּנָּה H6438

H6438 is the Hebrew word פִּנָּה, transliterated pinnâh and said pin-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it corner.

Word: פִּנָּהTransliteration: pinnâhSaid: pin-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 22 verses

What it means

an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.

Where it comes from

feminine of H6434 (פֵּן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

corner 10×corners 6×chief 2×bulwarks 1×every corner 1×stay 1×towers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.

Verses using פִּנָּה

All 22 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 27:2 · KJV

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

Exodus 38:2 · KJV

And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

Judges 20:2 · KJV

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

1 Samuel 14:38 · KJV

And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

1 Kings 7:34 · KJV

And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.

2 Kings 14:13 · KJV

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

2 Chronicles 26:9 · KJV

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.

2 Chronicles 26:15 · KJV

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

2 Chronicles 28:24 · KJV

And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 3:32 · KJV

And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Job 1:19 · KJV

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 38:6 · KJV

Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

Proverbs 21:9 · KJV

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 25:24 · KJV

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Isaiah 19:13 · KJV

The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

Isaiah 28:16 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Jeremiah 31:40 · KJV

And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

Jeremiah 51:26 · KJV

And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 43:20 · KJV

And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.

Ezekiel 45:19 · KJV

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

Zephaniah 3:6 · KJV

I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

Zechariah 10:4 · KJV

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6438 mean?

H6438 is the Hebrew word פִּנָּה (pinnâh), meaning an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.

How is H6438 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it corner (10 times), corners (6 times), chief (2 times), bulwarks (1 time), every corner (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6438 appear in the Bible?

פִּנָּה (pinnâh) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6438 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H6434 (פֵּן).

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