Word Study · Strong's H6443 · Hebrew
פָּנִין
panin
paw-neen'
Strong's 1890 spelling: pânîyn
“probably a pearl (as round)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
probably a pearl (as round)
Rendered in the KJV as
ruby.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- מִפְּנִינִ֑ים2
- מִפְּנִינִ֣ים1
- מִפְּנִינִ֔ים1
- מִפְּנִינִֽים׃1
- פְּנִינִ֑ים1
How it is rendered · 4
- more than jewels3
- [is] more than pearls1
- jewels1
- more than corals1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural5
- noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmpa · 5
- HNcmpa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:15מִפְּנִינִ֑יםmipeniyimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralShe is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.here: more than jewels
- Proverbs 8:11מִפְּנִינִ֑יםmipeninimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralFor wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.here: more than jewels
- Proverbs 20:15פְּנִינִ֑יםpeninimnoun · masculine pluralThere is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.here: jewels
- Proverbs 31:10מִפְּנִינִ֣יםmipeninimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralA wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.here: more than jewels