H6439 פְּנוּאֵל
Pᵉnûwʼêl — Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites
KJV: Peniel, Penuel.
Built from פָּנָה pânâh (to turn) + אֵל ʼêl (strength) — means “face of God”
Occurs 9 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- פְּנוּאֵל n.pr. (face of God)
- 1 loc. E. of Jordan, near Jabboḳ
- 2 m.
- a in Judah
- b in Benjamin
Where it occurs
- Genesis 32:31 — Jacob called the name of the place Peniel; for he said, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
- Genesis 32:32 — The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
- Judges 8:8 — He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth…
- Judges 8:9 — He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
- Judges 8:17 — He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
- 1 Kings 12:25 — Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built…
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 — Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah…
- 1 Chronicles 8:25 — Iphdeiah, Penuel, the sons of Shashak,