וּ/פֶֽן
𐤅/𐤐𐤍
ufen
or lest
from פָּנָה; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest; (lest) (peradventure), that...not.
H6435
Proverbs 30:9 · Word #7
Lexicon H6435
| Lemma | פֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤍 |
| Transliteration | pên |
| Strong's | H6435 |
| In-context | or lest |
Morphology HC/C
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | C — Conjunction — Connects words or clauses |
SIBI-P1 H6435-02
and lest (turning-aside that not)
| Root | פנה (p-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | turn, turn aside, face, direct, remove |
| Semantic Range | lest, otherwise, for fear that, so that not, that…not (in order to prevent) |
| Conceptual Significance | Often used in covenantal warnings and exhortations, פֵּן frames obedience in terms of avoiding a "turning aside" from the commanded path. It underscores the biblical concern with guarding against deviation from covenant faithfulness and the consequences that would follow such a turning. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to the adverbial/conjunctive particle פֵּן. Functions as a subordinating conjunction introducing a negative purpose or preventative clause; no gender, number, or person marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | פֵּן derives from the root פנה, "to turn" or "turn aside," and originally conveys the idea of a turning away or avoidance. As a conjunction with prefixed וּ ("and"), it introduces a preventative clause—"and lest"—expressing caution against an undesired turning of events. The rendering preserves the root idea of "turning aside" while reflecting its conjunctive function. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פנה (turn, turn aside, face, direct, remove)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6440-01 |
befanay | to-my-face |
H6440-02 |
befanayv | before his face |
H6440-03 |
befaneyha | before her face |
H6440-04 |
befaneykha | before your face |
H6440-05 |
befanim | in faces |
H6440-06 |
bifeney | in front of faces |
H6440-07 |
bifeneyhem | at-their-faces |
H6440-08 |
bifeneykhem | before your faces |
H6437-01 |
bifenotam | in their turning |
H6437-02 |
fanah | he has turned |
H6440-09 |
fanay | my turnings |
H6440-10 |
fanayv | his face-turnings |
H6440-11 |
faneyha | her face-turned-ones |
H6440-13 |
faneymo | his facing ones |
H6440-14 |
fanim | faces |
H6437-03 |
fanita | you turned |
H6437-04 |
fanu | they turned |
H6440-15 |
feney | the faces of |
H6440-17 |
feneykhem | your faces |
H6441-01 |
fenimah | face-ward inward |
H6437-05 |
fenu | Turn yourselves! |
H6439-01 |
fenuel | Face-of-El |
H6437-06 |
foneh | one turning |
H6437-07 |
fonim | turning ones |
H6440-18 |
hafanayv | his face-turners |
H6437-08 |
hafenu | you all caused to turn aside |
H6440-19 |
hapanim | the Faces |
H6442-01 |
hapenimi | the inward one |
H6442-02 |
hapenimit | the inner (feminine singular) |
H6438-01 |
hapinah | the turning-corner |
H6438-02 |
hapinot | the turning-corners |
H6437-09 |
haponeh | the one who turns |
H6437-10 |
haponot | the women turning |
H6437-11 |
hifenah | he caused to turn |
H6437-12 |
hifenetah | she has caused to turn |
H6437-13 |
hifenu | they caused to turn aside |
H6437-14 |
kehafenoto | as his turning aside |
H6440-20 |
kemipeney | as from faces-of |
H6440-21 |
lapanim | to-their-faces |
H6440-22 |
lefanay | to my faces |
H6440-23 |
lefanayv | to his faces |
H6440-24 |
lefaneyha | before her faces |
H6440-25 |
lefaneykha | to your faces |
H6440-26 |
lefaneynu | to our faces |
H6440-27 |
lefanim | to front-ward |
H6440-28 |
lifeney | to the faces |
H6440-29 |
lifeneyhem | to the face of them |
H6440-30 |
lifeneykhem | to your faces |
H6441-02 |
lifenimah | to the faceward-inside |
H6437-15 |
lifenot | to turn |
H6437-16 |
mafeneh | a turning-place |
H6440-31 |
milefanay | from before my faces |
H6440-32 |
milefanayv | from before his face |
H6440-33 |
milefanenu | before our faces |
H6440-34 |
milefaneykha | from before your face |
H6440-35 |
milifeney | from before the faces |
H6440-36 |
milifeneykhem | from before you(pl.m) |
H6440-37 |
milifenim | before their faces |
H6440-38 |
mipanay | from before me |
H6440-39 |
mipanayv | from before him |
H6440-40 |
mipaneyh | from her faces |
H6440-41 |
mipaneyha | from her faces |
H6440-42 |
mipaneykha | from your faces |
H6440-43 |
mipaneynu | from before us |
H6440-44 |
mipanim | from before |
H6440-45 |
mipeney | from-the-faces-of |
H6440-46 |
mipeneyhem | from their facewardnesses |
H6440-47 |
mipeneykhem | from your faces |
H6441-03 |
mipenimah | from the inner face-ward (place) |
H6437-17 |
panah | he turned |
H6440-48 |
panay | my turnings |
H6440-49 |
panaya | my face-turners |
H6440-50 |
panayikhe | your turnings |
H6440-52 |
paneyha | her faces |
H6440-53 |
paneykha | your faces |
H6440-54 |
paneynu | our faces |
H6440-55 |
panim | faces |
H6437-18 |
paninu | we have turned |
H6437-19 |
panoh | you turned |
H6437-20 |
panu | you (masculine plural) turned / they turned |
H6435-01 |
pen | lest (in turning-aside) |
H6437-21 |
peneh | Turn! |
H6440-56 |
peney | faces |
H6440-57 |
peneyhem | their face-turnings |
H6440-58 |
peneykhem | your faces |
H6441-04 |
penimah | face-ward within |
H6437-22 |
penot | to turn |
H6437-23 |
penu | Turn, you men! |
H6438-03 |
pinah | a turning-corner |
H6438-04 |
pinat | corner-of |
H6437-24 |
pinita | you turned aside and cleared away |
H6437-25 |
piniti | I have cleared away |
H6373-01 |
pinon | Pinon |
H6438-05 |
pinot | turning-corners of |
H6438-06 |
pinotayv | its corner-angles |
H6437-26 |
poneh | the one turning |
H6437-27 |
ponim | faces |
H6437-28 |
tefen | may you turn |
H6437-29 |
tifeneh | she turns / you turn (masculine singular) |
H6437-30 |
tifenu | you men will turn |
H6437-31 |
ufanah | and he turned |
H6440-59 |
ufanay | and my turnings |
H6440-60 |
ufanayv | and his face-turnings |
H6440-62 |
ufaneykha | and your**face**s |
H6440-63 |
ufanim | and **faces** |
H6437-32 |
ufanita | and you turned |
H6437-33 |
ufaniti | and I turned |
H6440-64 |
ufeney | and the faces |
H6440-65 |
ufeneyhem | and their faces |
H6439-03 |
ufenuel | and Face-of-ʾEl (Penuel) |
H6437-34 |
ufinah | and he turned |
H6437-35 |
ufinu | and they turned aside |
H6440-66 |
ulefanayv | and to his face-places |
H6440-67 |
ulefaneykha | and to your faces (O male) |
H6440-68 |
umilefanim | and from before-times |
H6440-69 |
umilifeney | and from the faces |
H6440-70 |
umipanay | and from my face |
H6440-72 |
umipeney | and from the faces |
H6440-73 |
umipeneyhem | and from before them |
H6437-36 |
vaefen | And I turned |
H6437-37 |
vanefen | And we turned ourselves |
H6437-38 |
vatefen | and she turned |
H6437-39 |
vayefen | and he turned |
H6437-40 |
vayifen | and he turned |
H6437-41 |
vayifenu | and they turned |
H6437-42 |
veefeneh | and I will turn |
H6440-74 |
velifeney | and to the faces |
H6440-75 |
velifeneyhem | and to the face-front of them |
H6440-76 |
vfny | and the faces |
H3312-01 |
yefuneh | He-Will-Be-Turned |
H6437-43 |
yifeneh | he turns |
H6437-44 |
yifenu | they will turn |
Word Usage (133 occurrences of H6435)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:3 | פֶּן | pen | lest |
| Genesis 3:22 | פֶּן | pen | lest |
| Genesis 11:4 | פֶּן | pen | lest |