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וַיִּפְנ֤וּ
way·yip̄·nū
Strong's H6437
Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
פנה (verb)
Turn
= action by which humans or animals turn their body to face a direction different from the one they were facing before
to turn, to turn around
Act
literally: to turn (one's own) way; hence: = action by which humans act according to their own plans and desires rather than God's law
to follow (one's own) interests
Associate
literally: to turn (to someone); hence: = action by which humans or deities associate with other humans or deities, often to look for or to provide help and support
to turn (to)
End
literally: (an event) turns; hence: = process by which an event comes to an end
to end, to pass
Engage
literally: to turn (to an activity); hence: = action by which humans start engaging in a certain activity
to turn to (an activity)
Engage
literally: wherever (one) turns; hence: = a reference to all a person's undertakings
wherever (one) turns > in all (one's) activities
Move
literally: to turn; hence: = action by which humans move back to a location where they have been before
to return, to go back, to turn back
Move
literally: to turn; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to move back to a location where they have been before
to cause to turn back
Move
literally: to cause (one's) shoulder to turn; hence: = action by which humans turn around in order to go back to the place from where they came
to turn away, to turn back
Move
literally: to cause (one's) neck to turn; hence: = action by which humans turn around in order to go back to the place from where they came
to turn away, to turn back
Spatial Referents
literally: to turn; hence: = state or processed in which an object is positioned or oriented to a particular direction
to face
Spatial Referents
literally: to cause to turn; hence: = causative action by which humans position an object in such a way that it faces another direction direction
to turn around
Ready
literally: to turn (something); hence: = causative action by which humans prepare an object to be used for a certain purpose
to clear, to prepare
See
= action by which humans turn their face to look into a certain direction
to look at, to look toward
Think
literally to look towards (someone else's deeds); hence: = action by which a deity pays attention to certain activities by someone else
to look at, to pay attention to
Wish
literally: to look towards (an event); hence: = state in which humans have certain expectations regarding things that are to happen
to look for, to expect
Think
literally: to turn (to a certain matter); hence: = action by which humans start reflecting on a certain matter
to start considering
Think
literally: to turn to the right or to the left; hence: = action by which humans think of an alternative course of action when their original plan has failed
to decide what else to do
Time
literally: to turn (into another time of day); hence: = process by which one time of the day transitions into another
to become
Unwilling
literally: to turn (one's) neck (to someone else); hence: = action by which humans show their unwillingness to serve a deity
to turn (one's) back (to a deity)
Unwilling
literally: (one's) heart turns away; hence: = process by which humans become more and more disinclined to serve a deity
(one's) heart turns away
Willing
literally: to turn (to an event); hence: = state in which deities are favorably disposed towards an event
to regard
Names of Constructions
= also called שַׁעַר פִּנָּה; one of the city gates of Jerusalem
Corner Gate
Cross-Reference
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Occurrences in the OJB Interlinear (135 total)
1Ki.2.3 · 1Ki.7.25 · 1Ki.7.25 · 1Ki.7.25 · 1Ki.7.25 · 1Ki.8.28 · 1Ki.10.13 · 1Ki.17.3 · 1Sa.10.9 · 1Sa.13.17 · 1Sa.13.18 · 1Sa.13.18  (+123 more)