פֵּאָה (H6285) — Hebrew Lexicon

פֵּאָה

𐤐𐤀𐤄

pêʼâh

H6285 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פאה edge, side, extremity, border

Definition

A distinct edge, side, extremity, or corner of a space or object—commonly used for outer boundaries (of a field, land, structure) or a peripheral region. The term also appears in juridical or ritual contexts to specify certain prescribed 'edges' or 'portions' (e.g., the edge of the beard, the unharvested margin of a field). Semantic range includes corner, side, extremity, border, edge, region, district, or portion at the boundary.

Semantic Range

corner, edge, border, extremity, region, district, part, end, side, marginal portion (esp. of a field or beard)

Root / Etymology

From the root פאה (‘p-h/’), meaning ‘edge, side, extremity, border’. The relation to פֹּה (pōh, ‘here’) is phonetically similar but semantically distinct; פֵּאָה likely developed from the concept of the 'mouth' or 'end-point' of something, extending metaphorically to signify extremity or outer boundary. The noun often adopts a feminine form and functions as a concrete or spatial designation of boundary or limit.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פֵּאָה is a technical and legal term in the Torah. In ritual and agricultural law, it indicates the marginal or end portions—such as the unharvested portion of a field (Leviticus 19:9; Ruth 2:2), a requirement of social justice and provision for the poor. In other contexts, it describes outer parts of land (Joshua 15:8, 'border'), quarters of settlements, or architectural corners (Ezekiel 41:12). It also appears in regulations concerning trimming the beard (Leviticus 19:27), where it refers to the sideburn or edge of the face. The semantic range is stable throughout the monarchic and exilic periods, consistently marking the boundary area, whether physical (architecture, geography) or social (agricultural practice). English translations such as 'corner', 'edge', or 'region' capture central senses but may obscure the breadth of its technical applications in biblical law and narrative. Related terms (קָצֶה qāṣeh, 'end'; קָרָן qāran, 'corner, horn'; פִּנָּה pinnāh, 'corner, chief') bear overlapping senses but often convey different nuances (e.g., pinnacle, strategic corner).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of פֹּה; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity; corner, end, quarter, side.

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Root Family

פאה (p-ʾ-h) — edge, side, extremity, border

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H6284	פָּאָה	let me blow-scatter them
H6310	פֶּה	by a mouth
H6312	פּוּאָה	to Puah
H6367	פִּי הַחִירֹת	mouth of

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H6285-10`	פְּאַ֥ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of	33
`H6285-08`	מִ/פְּאַ֣ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of	16
`H6285-07`	לִ/פְאַ֖ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of	14
`H6285-11`	וּ/פְאַ֥ת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-side	and edge of	8
`H6285-13`	וְ/לִ/פְאַ֤ת	velifeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and for the side	and to the edge of	3
`H6285-02`	פֵאָ֔ה	feah	`HNcfsa`	at the side	boundary edge	3
`H6285-12`	וּ/מִ/פְּאַת	umipeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and-from-side	and from edge of	2
`H6285-04`	הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת	hapeot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	corners	the boundary-edges	2
`H6285-01`	בִּ/פְאַ֥ת	bifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	corner of a	in edge of	1
`H6285-09`	פַּאֲתֵ֣י	paatey	`HNcfdc`	foreheads of	the two edges of	1
`H6285-03`	פְאַת	feat	`HNcfsc`	corner	edge of	1
`H6285-06`	לְ/פֵאָ֑ה	lefeah	`HR/Ncfsa`	to-corner	to an edge	1
`H6285-05`	לַ/פֵּאָ֖ה	lapeah	`HRd/Ncfsa`	for the side	to the edge	1

Occurrences in Scripture

86 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H6285-04`	Exodus 25:26	הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת	hapeot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	corners	the boundary-edges
`H6285-07`	Exodus 26:18	לִ/פְאַ֖ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 26:20	לִ/פְאַ֣ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	toward the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 27:9	לִ/פְאַ֣ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the side	to the edge of
`H6285-05`	Exodus 27:9	לַ/פֵּאָ֖ה	lapeah	`HRd/Ncfsa`	for the side	to the edge
`H6285-07`	Exodus 27:11	לִ/פְאַ֤ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 27:12	לִ/פְאַת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 27:13	לִ/פְאַ֛ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 36:23	לִ/פְאַ֖ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	for the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Exodus 36:25	לִ/פְאַ֣ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-04`	Exodus 37:13	הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת	hapeot	`HTd/Ncfpa`	corners	the boundary-edges
`H6285-07`	Exodus 38:9	לִ/פְאַ֣ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	toward the side	to the edge of
`H6285-13`	Exodus 38:11	וְ/לִ/פְאַ֤ת	velifeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and for the side	and to the edge of
`H6285-13`	Exodus 38:12	וְ/לִ/פְאַת	velifeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and-for the-side	and to the edge of
`H6285-13`	Exodus 38:13	וְ/לִ/פְאַ֛ת	velifeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	And for the side	and to the edge of
`H6285-08`	Leviticus 13:41	מִ/פְּאַ֣ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Leviticus 19:9	פְּאַ֥ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	corner	edge of
`H6285-10`	Leviticus 19:27	פְּאַ֖ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the edge	edge of
`H6285-10`	Leviticus 19:27	פְּאַ֥ת	peat-2	`HNcfsc`	the edge	edge of
`H6285-11`	Leviticus 21:5	וּ/פְאַ֥ת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and edge	and edge of
`H6285-10`	Leviticus 23:22	פְּאַ֤ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	edge	edge of
`H6285-09`	Numbers 24:17	פַּאֲתֵ֣י	paatey	`HNcfdc`	foreheads of	the two edges of
`H6285-10`	Numbers 34:3	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Numbers 35:5	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Numbers 35:5	פְּאַת	peat-2	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Numbers 35:5	פְּאַת	peat-3	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Numbers 35:5	פְּאַ֥ת	peat-4	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-07`	Joshua 15:5	לִ/פְאַ֤ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Joshua 18:12	לִ/פְאַ֥ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-07`	Joshua 18:14	לִ/פְאַת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	to-side-of	to the edge of
`H6285-10`	Joshua 18:14	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side-of	edge of
`H6285-11`	Joshua 18:15	וּ/פְאַת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the side	and edge of
`H6285-07`	Joshua 18:20	לִ/פְאַת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	to the edge of
`H6285-02`	Jeremiah 9:25	פֵאָ֔ה	feah	`HNcfsa`	corner	boundary edge
`H6285-02`	Jeremiah 25:23	פֵאָֽה	feah	`HNcfsa`	corners of their hair	boundary edge
`H6285-10`	Jeremiah 48:45	פְּאַ֣ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the forehead	edge of
`H6285-02`	Jeremiah 49:32	פֵאָ֑ה	feah	`HNcfsa`	at the side	boundary edge
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 41:12	פְּאַ֣ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side-of	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 45:7	מִ/פְּאַת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from side of	from edge of
`H6285-12`	Ezekiel 45:7	וּ/מִ/פְּאַת	umipeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and from side of	and from edge of
`H6285-07`	Ezekiel 47:15	לִ/פְאַ֨ת	lifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	to the side	to the edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 47:17	פְּאַ֥ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 47:18	וּ/פְאַ֣ת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-side	and edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 47:18	פְּאַ֥ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 47:19	וּ/פְאַת֙	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-side	and edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 47:19	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 47:20	וּ/פְאַת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-the-side	and edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 47:20	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-03`	Ezekiel 48:1	פְאַת	feat	`HNcfsc`	corner	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:2	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:2	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:3	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:3	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:4	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:4	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:5	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:5	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:6	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:6	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:7	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:7	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:8	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:8	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:8	מִ/פְּאַ֤ת	mipeat-2	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:8	פְּאַת	peat-2	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:16	פְּאַ֣ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 48:16	וּ/פְאַת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-side	and edge of
`H6285-12`	Ezekiel 48:16	וּ/מִ/פְּאַ֣ת	umipeat	`HC/R/Ncfsc`	and-from-side	and from edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 48:16	וּ/פְאַת	ufeat-2	`HC/Ncfsc`	and-side	and edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:23	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:23	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:24	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:24	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:25	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:25	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:26	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:26	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	the side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:27	מִ/פְּאַ֥ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	from the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:27	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:28	פְּאַ֖ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-08`	Ezekiel 48:30	מִ/פְּאַ֣ת	mipeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	on the side	from edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:32	פְּאַ֣ת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-11`	Ezekiel 48:33	וּ/פְאַת	ufeat	`HC/Ncfsc`	and the side	and edge of
`H6285-10`	Ezekiel 48:34	פְּאַת	peat	`HNcfsc`	side	edge of
`H6285-01`	Amos 3:12	בִּ/פְאַ֥ת	bifeat	`HR/Ncfsc`	corner of a	in edge of
`H6285-06`	Nehemiah 9:22	לְ/פֵאָ֑ה	lefeah	`HR/Ncfsa`	to-corner	to an edge

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