Word Study · Strong's H6438 · Hebrew
פִּנָּה
pinnah
pin-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pinnâh
“an angle”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
Rendered in the KJV as
bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
- 29occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 22inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 29 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 22
- פִּנּ֣וֹת4
- הַפִּנָּֽה׃3
- פִּנַּת־2
- פִּנֹּתָ֔יו2
- הַפִּנָּ֔ה1
- הַפִּנָּ֛ה1
- הַפִּנָּה֙1
- הַפִּנּ֔וֹת1
- הַפִּנּ֥וֹת1
- לְפִנָּ֔ה1
- פִנָּה֙1
- פִּנָּ֖ה1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- [the] corners of6
- the corner6
- [the] corner of3
- a corner of2
- corner2
- corners its2
- the corners2
- [the] corner1
- a corner1
- corner her1
- corner its1
- corners their1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular6
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5
- noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 6
- HTd/Ncfsa · 6
- HNcfsc · 5
- HNcfsa · 4
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3fs · 2
- HTd/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
All 29, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Proverbs4 of 29 · 14%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 29 · 10%
- Nehemiah3 of 29 · 10%
- Jeremiah3 of 29 · 10%
- Exodus2 of 29 · 7%
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 27:2פִּנֹּתָ֔יוpinotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.here: corners its
- Exodus 38:2פִּנֹּתָ֔יוpinotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.here: corners its
1 Kings1 occurrence
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 26:9הַפִּנָּ֛הhapinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularUzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.here: the corner
- 2 Chronicles 26:15הַפִּנּ֔וֹתhapinotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.here: the corners
- 2 Chronicles 28:24פִּנָּ֖הpinahnoun · feminine singularThen Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.here: corner
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:24הַפִּנָּֽה׃hapinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAfter him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,here: the corner
- Nehemiah 3:31הַפִּנָּֽה׃hapinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNext to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.here: the corner
- Nehemiah 3:32הַפִּנָּה֙hapinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.here: the corner
Job2 occurrences
- Job 1:19פִּנּ֣וֹתpinotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”here: [the] corners of
- Job 38:6פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃pinatahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularOn what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,here: corner its
Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 7:8פִּנָּ֑הּpinahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularcrossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,here: corner her
- Proverbs 7:12פִּנָּ֣הpinahnoun · feminine singularNow in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.here: corner
- Proverbs 21:9פִּנַּת־pinat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.here: a corner of
- Proverbs 25:24פִּנַּת־pinat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.here: [the] corner of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 19:13פִּנַּ֥תpinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.here: [the] corner of
- Isaiah 28:16פִּנַּ֤תpinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.here: a corner of
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 31:38הַפִּנָּֽה׃hapinahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.here: the corner
- Jeremiah 31:40פִּנַּ֨תpinatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”here: [the] corner of
- Jeremiah 51:26לְפִנָּ֔הlefinahpreposition + noun · feminine singularNo one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD.here: for a corner
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 43:20פִּנּ֣וֹתpinotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it.here: [the] corners of
- Ezekiel 45:19פִּנּ֥וֹתpinotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)And the priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the inner court.here: [the] corners of
Zephaniah2 occurrences
- Zephaniah 1:16הַפִּנּ֥וֹתhapinotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plurala day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.here: the corners
- Zephaniah 3:6פִּנּוֹתָ֔םpinotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.here: corners their