H6439 H6439
Penuel/Peniel ('face of God'); a place east of the Jordan and a personal name in Judah and Benjamin.
A proper noun meaning 'face of God,' appearing in two variant spellings: Peniel (פְּנִיאֵל, Gen 32:31) and Penuel (פְּנוּאֵל). The name is most famous as the site east of the Jordan where Jacob wrestled with the divine being and declared, 'I have seen God face to face' (Gen 32:30–31). Gideon later encountered hostility from the men of Penuel during his pursuit of the Midianites (Judg 8:8–9, 17), and Jeroboam fortified the city (1 Kgs 12:25). The name also belongs to two individuals in the Chronicler's genealogies (1 Chr 4:4; 8:25). The LXX rendering 'eidos theou' (form of God) in Genesis preserves the etymological meaning.
Senses
1. Penuel / Peniel (proper name) — The proper name Penuel/Peniel (פְּנוּאֵל / פְּנִיאֵל), meaning 'face of God.' Primarily a place name for the site east of the Jordan near the Jabbok where Jacob wrestled with the divine being and named the spot 'for I have seen God face to face' (Gen 32:30–31). The town reappears in Gideon's campaign against Midian (Judg 8:8–9, 17) and as a city fortified by Jeroboam (1 Kgs 12:25). Two individuals also bear the name in 1 Chronicles (4:4; 8:25). Multilingual transliterations — Spanish 'Peniel/Penuel,' French 'Peniel/Penuel,' German 'Pniel/Pnuel' — preserve the theophoric element across traditions. 10×
AR["(وَفَنُوئِيل)", "[فَنِيئِيل]", "فَنُوئِيل", "فَنُوئِيلَ", "فَنِيئِيلَ", "وَ-فَنوئيل"]·ben["(ও-পনূয়েল)", "[ও-পনীয়েল]", "ও-পনূয়েল", "পনূয়েল", "পনূয়েলে", "পনূয়েলের"]·DE["Penuel", "Pniel", "Pnuel", "[ופנואל]", "[ופניאל]"]·EN["Peniel", "Penuel", "[ketiv]", "and-Penu'el", "and-Penuel"]·FR["Penuel", "Péniel", "[ופנואל]", "[ופניאל]"]·heb["ו-(ופנואל)", "ו-[ופניאל]", "ו-פנואל", "פְּנוּאֵל", "פנואל", "פניאל"]·HI["(और-पनूएल)", "[और-पनीएल]", "और-पनूएल", "पनीएल", "पनूएल", "पनूएल-का", "पनूएल-के", "प्नूएल-को"]·ID["Dan-Penuel", "Peniel", "Penuel", "[ketiv]", "dan-Penuel"]·IT["Peniel", "Penuel", "[ופנואל]", "[ופניאל]"]·jav["Lan-Pénuèl", "Penuèl", "Penuél", "Pnuèl", "[lan-Pénièl]", "lan-Pénuèl"]·KO["(크티브)", "그-와-불누엘", "그-와-브누엘", "브누엘-로", "브누엘-의", "브누엘을", "브니엘이라"]·PT["(e-Penuel)", "E-Penu'el", "Peni'el", "Penu'el", "[e-Peniel]"]·RU["Пениил", "Пениэль", "Пенуэла", "Пенуэль", "в-Пенуэл", "и-Пенуил"]·ES["(y-Penuel)", "Peniel", "Penuel", "Y-Penuel", "[y-Peniel]"]·SW["(na-Penueli)", "Na-Penueli", "Penieli", "Penueli", "[na-Penieli]"]·TR["(ve-Penuel)", "Peniel", "Penuel", "Penuel'i", "Penuele", "[ve-Peniel]", "nasıl-ki", "ve-Penuel"]·urd["(اور-پنوئیل)", "[اور-پنیئیل]", "اور-پنوایل", "فنوئیل", "فنوئیل-کے", "فنوایل", "فنیایل"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פְּנוּאֵל n.pr. (face of God, cf. GFM Ju 8:8; late Assyrian Panîli HilprUniv. Pa. Exp. ix. 68);—Φανουηλ, but in Gn εἶδος (τοῦ) Θεοῦ: 1. loc. E. of Jordan, near Jabboḳ Gn 32:32 Ju 8:8(×2), 9, 17 1 K 12:25 = פְּנִיאֵל Gn 32:31: site unknown; v. especially PaineBib. Sac. 1878, 481 ff. 2. m. a. in Judah 1 Ch 4:4. b. in Benjamin 1 Ch 8:25 Qr (Kt פניאל).