Lexical Definition

‎פֵּן‎ pên (pane) Corner ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to turn

corner.

• an angle (of a street or wall)

1) corner
1a) corner (of square objects)
1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.)

Extended Information

spelling of: פִּנָּה

• Name of a gate (פִּנָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פִּנָּה‎₂₈ noun feminine corner; — absolute ‎׳‎‎פ‎ 2Kgs 14:13 +, construct ‎פִּנַּת‎ Jer 31:40 +; suffix ‎פִּנָּתָהּ‎ Job 38:9, ‎פִּנָּהּ‎ Prov 7:8 (Ges^{«GKC:91e»§ 91e}); plural ‎פִּנּוֺת‎ absolute Zeph 1:16; 2Chr 26:15, ‎פִּנִּים‎ Zech 14:10 construct ‎פִּנּוֺת‎ 1Kgs 7:34 +, etc.; —

1. a. corner, of square objects 1Kgs 7:34 + v1Kgs 7:30 (read ‎פִּנּוֺתָיו‎ for ‎פַּעֲמֹתָיו‎, compare Kit), Exod 27:2; Exod 38:2; Ezek 43:19 of house Job 1:19, roof Prov 7:12; Prov 21:9 = Prov 25:24 ‎׳‎‎אֶבֶן לְפ‎ Jer 51:26 i.e. a corner-stone; ‎׳‎‎אֶבֶן פ‎ of earth Job 38:9 compare (figurative) Ps 118:22, and (‎אבן‎ omitted) Isa 28:16 ‎׳‎‎פ‎ = street-corner 2Chr 28:24.
b. specifically of wall of Jerusalem, Neh 3:24 (in southeast), vNeh 3:31 vNeh 3:32 (northeast); ‎׳‎‎שַׁעַד הַפּ‎ 2Kgs 14:13 + || 2Chr 25:23 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 and most (for ᵑ0 ‎הַפּוֺנֶה‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎), + (see ‎שַׁעַר‎); apparently with battlements 2Chr 26:15 of cities in general ‎הַנְּבֹהוֺת‎ ‎׳‎‎הַפּ‎ Zeph 1:16 of the nations Zeph 3:6.

2. figurative of chief, ruler as corner (support or defence), Judg 20:2; 1Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13 (read perhaps plural); Zech 10:4 (+‎יָתֵד‎ q. v.).

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