Lexical Definition

‎פּוּן‎ pûwn (poon) to distract ^H:V
a primitive root meaning to turn, i.e.

be distracted.

• be perplexed

1) (Qal) to be perplexed, be distracted
1a) meaning dubious

See Greek: ἐξαπορέομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָפ֑וּנָה‎ Ps 88:16* (ἄρ. λεγ Dl^{Pr 135 f.} compare Assyrian appuna(ma) adv. = ma°diš, very, very much, but dubious; Thes MV form from √ ‎פון‎ & compare Arabic diminuit, mente diminuit (Frey), hence be confused, helpless, compare ᵐ5 ἐξηπθρήθην ᵑ9 contur-batus sum; others emend ‎אָפוּגָה‎ from ‎פּוּג‎ q. v. A verb however is not needed for parallelism). **Arabic in fact = milk (camel, etc.) dry, empty; = empty-headed man; this does not support be confused, helpless (GFM, privately).

Also see: פָּנָה

[‎פּוּן‎] verb (?); only ‎אָפוּנָה‎ Ps 88:16* read probably ‎אֶפּוֺגָה‎, see ‎פוג‎, ‎אָפוּנָה‎. ‎פּוֺנֶה‎ 2Chr 25:23 see ‎פִּנָּה‎, ‎פּוּנִי‎ see ‎פּוּאָה‎. above

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