Quick Definition
Corner (Gate)
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
Derivation: feminine of H6434 (פֵּן);
KJV Usage: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
TWOT Reference: 1783a
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
פִּנָּה (pin.nah) — Corner (Gate).
This name means corner, to turn, to turn back
פִּנָּה (pin.nah) — corner. 1) corner 1a) corner (of square objects) 1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.) Also means: pen (פֵּן "Corner" H6434)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Constructions
corner = a place or angle where two or more sides or edges meet
EXO 27:2 · EXO 38:2 · 1KI 7:34 · NEH 3:24 · NEH 3:31 · NEH 3:32 · JOB 1:19 · PRO 21:9 · PRO 25:24 · JER 31:40 · EZK 43:20 · EZK 45:19
Constructions
Collocation: אֶבֶן לְפִנָּה · אֶבֶן פִּנָּה
cornerstone literally: stone of corner, stone for corner; hence: = a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building or city wall, joining two walls; ≈ regarded as a very important stone within a construction as it gives crucial support to the entire structure
Constructions
Collocation: רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה
cornerstone literally: head of corner; hence: = a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building or city wall, joining two walls; ≈ regarded as a very important stone within a construction as it gives crucial support to the entire structure
Fortifications
corner tower = a fortification built at one of the corners of a city wall, ► providing security at a strategic location
Leaders
leader literally: corner(stone); hence: = an important leader of a community, ◄ providing support to the community as a corner stone does to a building or city wall
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פִּנָּה 28 n.f. corner base