Strong’s H6437 · Hebrew

פָּנָה
pânâh
paw-naw'

Definition

to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • appear
  • at (even-) tide
  • behold
  • cast out
  • come on
  • corner
  • dawning
  • empty
  • go away
  • lie
  • look
  • mark
  • pass away
  • prepare
  • regard
  • (have) respect (to)
  • (re-) turn (aside
  • away
  • back
  • face
  • self)
  • right (early)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.