Quick Definition
to turn
Strong's Definition
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
TWOT Reference: 1782
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פָּנָה (pa.nah) — to turn. 1) to turn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn toward or from or away 1a2) to turn and do 1a3) to turn, decline (of day) 1a4) to turn toward, approach (of evening) 1a5) to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for 1b) (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to turn 1c2) to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back 1d) (Hophal) to be turned back
פָּנָה (pa.nah) — Corner (Gate). This name means corner, to turn, to turn back Another spelling of pin.nah (פִּנָּה "Corner( Gate)" H6438)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · פֶּן · פָּנֶה · פְּנִימָה · פְּנִימִי
Turn | verb qal
to turn, to turn around = action by which humans or animals turn their body to face a direction different from the one they were facing before
GEN 18:22 · EXO 7:23 · EXO 10:6 · EXO 32:15 · NUM 14:25 · NUM 21:33 · DEU 1:7 · DEU 1:24 · DEU 1:40 · DEU 2:1 · DEU 2:3 · DEU 2:8 · DEU 3:1 · DEU 9:15 · DEU 10:5 · DEU 16:7 · JOS 7:12 · JOS 22:4 · JDG 18:21 · JDG 18:26 · JDG 20:42 · JDG 20:45 · JDG 20:47 · 1SA 13:17 · 1SA 13:18 · 1SA 13:18 · 2KI 5:12 · 2KI 23:16 · JOB 24:18 · SNG 6:1 · ISA 13:14 · ISA 53:6 · JER 50:16
Act | verb qal
Collocation: פנה לְדֶרֶךְ
to follow (one's own) interests 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
Associate | verb qal
to turn (to) 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
LEV 19:4 · LEV 19:31 · LEV 20:6 · LEV 26:9 · DEU 31:18 · DEU 31:20 · 2SA 9:8 · 2KI 13:23 · JOB 5:1 · PSA 25:16 · PSA 40:5 · PSA 69:17 · PSA 86:16 · PSA 119:132 · ISA 45:22 · EZK 29:16 · EZK 36:9 · HOS 3:1
End | verb qal
to end, to pass literally: (an event) turns; hence: = process by which an event comes to an end
Engage | verb qal
to turn to (an activity) literally: to turn (to an activity); hence: = action by which humans start engaging in a certain activity
Engage | verb qal
Collocation: כֹּל־אֲשֶׁר פנה
wherever (one) turns > in all (one's) activities literally: wherever (one) turns; hence: = a reference to all a person's undertakings
Move | verb hif, verb qal, verb hof
to return, to go back, to turn back literally: to turn; hence: = action by which humans move back to a location where they have been before
1KI 10:13 · JER 46:5 · JER 46:21 · JER 47:3 · JER 49:8 · JER 49:24 · NAM 2:9
Move | verb pi
to cause to turn back literally: to turn; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to move back to a location where they have been before
Move | verb hif
Collocation: פנה שֶׁכֶם
to turn away, to turn back 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
Move | verb hif
Collocation: פנה עֹרֶף
to turn away, to turn back 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
Spatial Referents | verb qal, verb hof
to face literally: to turn; hence: = state or processed in which an object is positioned or oriented to a particular direction
JOS 15:2 · JOS 15:7 · 1KI 7:25 · 1KI 7:25 · 1KI 7:25 · 1KI 7:25 · 1KI 17:3 · 2CH 4:4 · 2CH 4:4 · 2CH 4:4 · 2CH 4:4 · EZK 8:3 · EZK 9:2 · EZK 10:11 · EZK 11:1 · EZK 17:6 · EZK 43:1 · EZK 43:17 · EZK 44:1 · EZK 46:1 · EZK 46:12 · EZK 46:19 · EZK 47:2
Spatial Referents | verb hif
to turn around literally: to cause to turn; hence: = causative action by which humans position an object in such a way that it faces another direction direction
Ready | verb pi
to clear, to prepare literally: to turn (something); hence: = causative action by which humans prepare an object to be used for a certain purpose
GEN 24:31 · LEV 14:36 · PSA 80:10 · ISA 40:3 · ISA 57:14 · ISA 62:10 · MAL 3:1
See | verb qal
to look at, to look toward = action by which humans turn their face to look into a certain direction
EXO 2:12 · EXO 16:10 · NUM 12:10 · NUM 17:7 · JOS 8:20 · JDG 6:14 · JDG 20:40 · 2SA 1:7 · 2SA 2:20 · 2KI 2:24 · 2CH 13:14 · 2CH 20:24 · 2CH 26:20 · JOB 6:28 · JOB 21:5 · ISA 8:21
Think | verb qal
to look at, to pay attention to literally to look towards (someone else's deeds); hence: = action by which a deity pays attention to certain activities by someone else
Wish | verb qal
to look for, to expect literally: to look towards (an event); hence: = state in which humans have certain expectations regarding things that are to happen
Think | verb qal
to start considering literally: to turn (to a certain matter); hence: = action by which humans start reflecting on a certain matter
Think | verb qal
Collocation: פנה עַל־יָמִין אֹו עַל־שְׂמֹאל
to decide what else to do 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
Time | verb qal
to become literally: to turn (into another time of day); hence: = process by which one time of the day transitions into another
Unwilling | verb qal
Collocation: פנה עֹרֶף
to turn (one's) back (to a deity) literally: to turn (one's) neck (to someone else); hence: = action by which humans show their unwillingness to serve a deity
Unwilling | verb qal
Collocation: לֵבָב פנה
(one's) heart turns away literally: (one's) heart turns away; hence: = process by which humans become more and more disinclined to serve a deity
Willing | verb qal
to regard literally: to turn (to an event); hence: = state in which deities are favorably disposed towards an event
NUM 16:15 · 1KI 8:28 · 2CH 6:19 · PSA 102:18 · MAL 2:13
Names of Constructions
Collocation: שַׁעַר הַפֹּונֶה
Corner Gate = also called שַׁעַר פִּנָּה; one of the city gates of Jerusalem
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פָּנָה 135 vb. turn Qal 117
turn toward
turn from
turn and do a thing
turn, decline
turn toward, approach
turn and look, look
of inanimate things, face
esp. fig. look at, regard
look for = expect
fig. look at = consider
Hiph. turn
make a turn, shew (signs of) turning
Hoph. be ye turned back!
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