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פֵּאָה

𐤐𐤀𐤄

pêʼâh

H6285 noun

SILEX Entry

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).

Translation Consistency

primary "edge" 46 occurrences

‘Edge’ is the most frequent and natural English rendering in the attested translations and best covers the primary senses (border, margin, peripheral portion, extremity) — e.g., the margin of a field, the edge of a beard, or the outer boundary of an area. It reads naturally across contexts and keeps translation consistent.

Alternatives (4 occurrences):
"corners" (2x) "side" (1x) "extremities of" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

פאה (Puah) — edge, side, extremity, border

Root פאה edge, side, extremity, border
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6310 פֶּה by a mouth
H6312 פּוּאָה to Puah

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6285-10 פְּאַ֣ת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of 33
H6285-08 מִ/פְּאַת mipeat HR/Ncfsc from the side from edge of from edge of 16
H6285-07 לִ/פְאַ֖ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of 14
H6285-11 וּ/פְאַ֣ת ufeat HC/Ncfsc and-the-side and edge of and edge of 8
H6285-02 פֵאָ֔ה feah HNcfsa at the side boundary edge edge 3
H6285-13 וְ/לִ/פְאַ֤ת velifeat HC/R/Ncfsc and for the side and to the edge of and to the edge of 3
H6285-04 הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת hapeot HTd/Ncfpa corners the boundary-edges the corners 2
H6285-12 וּ/מִ/פְּאַת umipeat HC/R/Ncfsc and-from-side and from edge of and from edge of 2
H6285-01 בִּ/פְאַ֥ת bifeat HR/Ncfsc corner of a in edge of in edge of 1
H6285-03 פְאַת feat HNcfsc corner edge of edge of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

86 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6285-04 Exodus 25:26 הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת hapeot HTd/Ncfpa corners the boundary-edges the corners
H6285-07 Exodus 26:18 לִ/פְאַ֖ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc for the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Exodus 26:20 לִ/פְאַ֣ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc toward the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Exodus 27:9 לִ/פְאַ֣ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc for the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-05 Exodus 27:9 לַ/פֵּאָ֖ה lapeah HRd/Ncfsa for the side to the edge to the edge
H6285-07 Exodus 27:11 לִ/פְאַ֤ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc for the side to the edge of for the side
H6285-07 Exodus 27:12 לִ/פְאַת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Exodus 27:13 לִ/פְאַ֛ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Exodus 36:23 לִ/פְאַ֖ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc for the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Exodus 36:25 לִ/פְאַ֣ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-04 Exodus 37:13 הַ/פֵּאֹ֔ת hapeot HTd/Ncfpa corners the boundary-edges the corners
H6285-07 Exodus 38:9 לִ/פְאַ֣ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc toward the side to the edge of 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 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 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 and to the edge of
H6285-08 Leviticus 13:41 מִ/פְּאַ֣ת mipeat HR/Ncfsc from the side from edge of from edge of
H6285-10 Leviticus 19:9 פְּאַ֥ת peat HNcfsc corner edge of edge of
H6285-10 Leviticus 19:27 פְּאַ֖ת peat HNcfsc the edge edge of edge of
H6285-10 Leviticus 19:27 פְּאַ֥ת peat-2 HNcfsc the edge edge of edge of
H6285-11 Leviticus 21:5 וּ/פְאַ֥ת ufeat HC/Ncfsc and edge and edge of and edge of
H6285-10 Leviticus 23:22 פְּאַ֤ת peat HNcfsc edge edge of edge of
H6285-09 Numbers 24:17 פַּאֲתֵ֣י paatey HNcfdc foreheads of the two edges of the extremities of
H6285-10 Numbers 34:3 פְּאַת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-10 Numbers 35:5 פְּאַת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-10 Numbers 35:5 פְּאַת peat-2 HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-10 Numbers 35:5 פְּאַת peat-3 HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-10 Numbers 35:5 פְּאַ֥ת peat-4 HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-07 Joshua 15:5 לִ/פְאַ֤ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Joshua 18:12 לִ/פְאַ֥ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-07 Joshua 18:14 לִ/פְאַת lifeat HR/Ncfsc to-side-of to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-10 Joshua 18:14 פְּאַת peat HNcfsc side-of edge of edge of
H6285-11 Joshua 18:15 וּ/פְאַת ufeat HC/Ncfsc and the side and edge of and edge of
H6285-07 Joshua 18:20 לִ/פְאַת lifeat HR/Ncfsc on the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-02 Jeremiah 9:25 פֵאָ֔ה feah HNcfsa corner boundary edge edge
H6285-02 Jeremiah 25:23 פֵאָֽה feah HNcfsa corners of their hair boundary edge edge
H6285-10 Jeremiah 48:45 פְּאַ֣ת peat HNcfsc the forehead edge of edge of
H6285-02 Jeremiah 49:32 פֵאָ֑ה feah HNcfsa at the side boundary edge edge
H6285-10 Ezekiel 41:12 פְּאַ֣ת peat HNcfsc side-of edge of edge of
H6285-08 Ezekiel 45:7 מִ/פְּאַת mipeat HR/Ncfsc from side of from edge of from edge of
H6285-12 Ezekiel 45:7 וּ/מִ/פְּאַת umipeat HC/R/Ncfsc and from side of and from edge of and from edge of
H6285-07 Ezekiel 47:15 לִ/פְאַ֨ת lifeat HR/Ncfsc to the side to the edge of to the edge of
H6285-10 Ezekiel 47:17 פְּאַ֥ת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-11 Ezekiel 47:18 וּ/פְאַ֣ת ufeat HC/Ncfsc and-the-side and edge of and edge of
H6285-10 Ezekiel 47:18 פְּאַ֥ת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-11 Ezekiel 47:19 וּ/פְאַת֙ ufeat HC/Ncfsc and-the-side and edge of and edge of
H6285-10 Ezekiel 47:19 פְּאַת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-11 Ezekiel 47:20 וּ/פְאַת ufeat HC/Ncfsc and-the-side and edge of and edge of
H6285-10 Ezekiel 47:20 פְּאַת peat HNcfsc side edge of edge of
H6285-03 Ezekiel 48:1 פְאַת feat HNcfsc corner edge of edge of
H6285-08 Ezekiel 48:2 מִ/פְּאַ֥ת mipeat HR/Ncfsc from the side from edge of from edge of
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