What does פָּנָה · στρέφω mean in the Bible?
פָּנָה · στρέφω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to turn, direct one's course".
Hebrew · H6437, G4762
פָּנָה
To turn ; by implication, to face , i.e. appear , look , etc. · to turn
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פָּנָה H6437 to turn ; by implication, to face , i.e. appear , look , etc.
Pronunciation pānāh
Physical turning becomes relational: to face implies attention, regard, and divine appearance or presence toward someone.
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στρέφω G4762 to turn
Pronunciation stréphō
Physical turning becomes moral/spiritual turning: repentance, conversion, changed direction of life.
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What does פָּנָה (panah) mean in the Bible?
פָּנָה · στρέφω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to turn, direct one's course".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6437, G4762?
H6437, G4762 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to turn, direct one's course
Source Gloss
to turn, direct one's course
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 70
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 56×
Imperfect 1Sam 13:17 · 1Sam 13:18 · 1Sam 14:47 · Deut 30:17 · Ezek 10:11 · Job 24:18 · Prov 17:8 · Isa 13:14 · Jer 50:16 · Josh 7:12 · 1Kgs 2:3 · Job 5:1 · Lev 20:6 14×
Participle active 1Kgs 7:25 · 2Chr 4:4 · Deut 29:17 · Ezek 43:1 · Hos 3:1 · Josh 15:7 12×
Sequential imperfect Deut 1:7 · Deut 1:40 · Deut 2:3 · Isa 45:22 · Job 6:28 · Job 21:5 · Josh 22:4 · Num 14:25 · Ps 25:16 · Ps 69:17 · Ps 86:16 · Ps 119:132 12×
Perfect Deut 31:18 · Jer 6:4 · Ps 40:5 · Ps 102:18 · Song 6:1 · Isa 56:11 · Jer 2:27 · Ps 90:9 · 2Sam 9:8 · Isa 53:6 10×
Jussive Deut 9:27 · Job 36:21 · Num 16:15 · Lev 19:4 · Lev 19:31 5×
Infinitive construct Ezek 43:17 · Mal 2:13 2×
Infinitive absolute Hag 1:9 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 6×
Sequential imperfect Isa 40:3 · Isa 57:14 · Isa 62:10 3×
Perfect Gen 24:31 · Ps 80:10 · Zeph 3:15 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 6×
Perfect Jer 46:5 · Jer 46:21 · Jer 47:3 · Jer 48:39 · Jer 49:24 5×
Participle active Nah 2:9 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×
Participle passive Ezek 9:2 1×
Sequential imperfect Jer 49:8 1×
Word Origins
פָּנָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain