# H6439 פְּנוּאֵל

פְּנוּאֵל (Pᵉnûwʼêl), Strong’s H6439: Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites KJV: Peniel, Penuel.. Occurs 9 times.

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*Pᵉnûwʼêl* — Penuel or Peniel, a place East of Jordan; also (as Penuel) the name of two Israelites

KJV: Peniel, Penuel.

Built from [פָּנָה pânâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H6437) (to turn) + [אֵל ʼêl](https://besorah.bible/word/H410) (strength) — means “face of God”

Occurs 9 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=32) — The sun rose on him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped because of his thigh.
- [Judges 8:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/8?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/8?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/8?v=17) — He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
- [1 Kings 12:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/12?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/4?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/8?v=25) — Iphdeiah, Penuel, the sons of Shashak,