Strong's H6438 · Hebrew
פִּנָּה
pinnâh · /pin-naw'/
Definition
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
KJV: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
Root / derivation: feminine of H6434 (פֵּן);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered פִּנָּה across 28 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
28 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
2 Chronicles3 verses
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. fortified: or, repaired
2 Chronicles 26:15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. spread: Heb. went forth
2 Chronicles 28:24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah3 verses
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Nehemiah 3:31After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. going: or, corner chamber
Nehemiah 3:32And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. going: or, corner chamber
Job2 verses
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. from: Heb. from aside, etc
Job 38:6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; foundations: Heb. sockets fastened: Heb. made to sink?
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs3 verses
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide: Heb. an house of society
Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Isaiah2 verses
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. they that: or, governors: Heb. corners
Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Jeremiah3 verses
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 31:40And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Jeremiah 51:26And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. desolate: Heb. everlasting desolations
Ezekiel2 verses
And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
Ezekiel 45:19And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.
Zephaniah2 verses
A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
Zephaniah 3:6I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. towers: or, corners
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6438 (pinnâh) mean?
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
How many times does H6438 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6438 (פִּנָּה) appears in 28 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “corner.”
How is pinnâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6438 is rendered as “corner” (16×), “corners” (6×), “chief” (2×), “towers” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word פִּנָּה come from?
feminine of H6434 (פֵּן);