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Penuel <a href="../hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Penuel: Penuel</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">פְנוּאֵל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name; location; masculine a.<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Pnuw'el<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>peh-noo-EL<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pen-oo-ale')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Penuel<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Penuel, Peniel<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew words פָּנִים (panim, meaning "face") and אֵל (El, meaning "God"), thus "face of God."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Penuel in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew scripture.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Penuel, meaning "face of God," is a significant location in the Hebrew Bible. It is the place where Jacob wrestled with a divine being and subsequently named the site to commemorate his encounter with God. The name reflects the profound spiritual experience Jacob had, as he declared, "I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been preserved" (Genesis 32:30, BSB).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Penuel is located east of the Jordan River, near the Jabbok River. In ancient Israelite culture, naming a place often commemorated a significant event or divine encounter. Penuel became a symbol of transformation and divine blessing, as Jacob's wrestling match marked a turning point in his life, leading to his new name, Israel. The site later became a fortified city during the time of the Judges and the monarchy.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm">panim</a> and <a href="/hebrew/410.htm">el</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"face of God," a place E. of the Jordan, also two Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Peniel (1), Penuel (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מְּנוּאֵל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name</b></font> (<em>face of God</em>, compare GFM<sup> JU 8, 8</sup>; late Assyrian <i><em>Panîli</em></i> Hilpr<sup>Univ. Pa. Exp. ix. 68</sup>); — <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Φανουηλ</font>, but in Gen <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">εἶδος</font> (<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">τοῦ</font>) <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">θεοῦ</font>: <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1. location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>east of Jordan, near Jabbok</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-32.htm">Genesis 32:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/8-8.htm">Judges 8:8</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/judges/8-9.htm">Judges 8:9,17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-25.htm">1 Kings 12:25</a> = <font class="hebrew2">מְּנִיאֵל</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-31.htm">Genesis 32:31</a>: site unknown; see especially Paine<sup>Bib.Sac.1878,481 ff.</sup> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2. masculine a.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Judah</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-4.htm">1 Chronicles 4:4</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Benjamin</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-25.htm">1 Chronicles 8:25</a> Qr (Kt <font class="hebrew2">פניאל</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Peniel, Penuel <p>Or (more properly,) Pniylel {pen-oo-ale'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm">panah</a> and <a href="/hebrew/410.htm">'el</a>; face of God; Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites -- Peniel, Penuel. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm">panah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/410.htm">'el</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּפְנוּאֵ֖ל וּפְנוּאֵל֙ ופנואל פְּנִיאֵ֑ל פְּנוּאֵ֑ל פְּנוּאֵ֔ל פְּנוּאֵ֖ל פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ פְנוּאֵ֔ל פְנוּאֵ֖ל פנואל פנואל׃ פניאל fenuEl pə·nî·’êl pə·nū·’êl p̄ə·nū·’êl pənî’êl peniEl pənū’êl p̄ənū’êl penuEl ū·p̄ə·nū·’êl ufenuEl ūp̄ənū’êl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 32:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֥ם הַמָּק֖וֹם <b> פְּנִיאֵ֑ל </b> כִּֽי־ רָאִ֤יתִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the place <span class="itali">Peniel,</span> for [he said], I have seen<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the place <span class="itali">Peniel:</span> for I have seen<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the name the place <span class="itali">Peniel</span> for have seen<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/32-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 32:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָבַ֖ר אֶת־ <b> פְּנוּאֵ֑ל </b> וְה֥וּא צֹלֵ֖עַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as he crossed over <span class="itali">Penuel,</span> and he was limping<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And as he passed over <span class="itali">Penuel</span> the sun<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he crossed <span class="itali">Penuel</span> and he was limping<p><b><a href="/text/judges/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ <b> פְּנוּאֵ֔ל </b> וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up from there <span class="itali">to Penuel</span> and spoke<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he went up <span class="itali">thence to Penuel,</span> and spake<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> went there <span class="itali">to Penuel</span> and spoke unto<p><b><a href="/text/judges/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אוֹתוֹ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י <b> פְנוּאֵ֔ל </b> כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָנ֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them; and the men <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> answered<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the men <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> answered<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> answered and the men <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> after had answered<p><b><a href="/text/judges/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּם־ לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י <b> פְנוּאֵ֖ל </b> לֵאמֹ֑ר בְּשׁוּבִ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the men <span class="itali">of Penuel,</span> saying,<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also unto the men <span class="itali">of Penuel,</span> saying,<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also to the men <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> saying return<p><b><a href="/text/judges/8-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 8:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ מִגְדַּ֥ל <b> פְּנוּאֵ֖ל </b> נָתָ֑ץ וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the tower <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> and killed<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the tower <span class="itali">of Penuel,</span> and slew<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/8-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the tower <span class="itali">of Penuel</span> tore and killed<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 12:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־ <b> פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out from there and built <span class="itali">Penuel.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from thence, and built <span class="itali">Penuel.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there and built <span class="itali">Penuel</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּפְנוּאֵל֙ </b> אֲבִ֣י גְדֹ֔ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Penuel</span> [was] the father of Gedor,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Penuel</span> the father of Gedor,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Penuel</span> the father of Gedor<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/8-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 8:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וּפְנִיאֵל כ] <b> (וּפְנוּאֵ֖ל </b> ק) בְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Iphdeiah <span class="itali">and Penuel</span> [were] the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Iphedeiah, <span class="itali">and Penuel,</span> the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/8-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Iphdeiah <span class="itali">Peniel</span> the sons of Shashak<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6439.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6439.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6439<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/fenuel_6439.htm">p̄ə·nū·’êl — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/peniel_6439.htm">pə·nî·’êl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/penuel_6439.htm">pə·nū·’êl — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ufenuel_6439.htm">ū·p̄ə·nū·’êl — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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