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Strong's H6438 פִּנָּה (pinnah)

Pinnah means “chief” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6438
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 15

Strong's H6438 Quick Answer

Strong's H6438 פִּנָּה (pinnah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. pinnah (pin-naw') n-f. 1. an angle 2. (by implication) a pinnacle It has 29 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include corner, corners, chief, towers, and bulwarks. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
pinnah (pin-naw') n-f. 1. an angle 2. (by implication) a pinnacle
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
corner, corners, chief, towers, and bulwarks

Meaning and Definition

pinnah (pin-naw') n-f. 1. an angle 2. (by implication) a pinnacle 3. (figuratively) a chieftain [feminine of H6434] KJV: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower. Root(s): H6434

Original Word
פִּנָּה
Transliteration
pinnah
Derivation
First root strongs: 6434
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6438. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6438 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pinnah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

corner 2 Kings 14:13 17× corners Exodus 27:2 chief Judges 20:2 towers Zephaniah 1:16 bulwarks 2 Chronicles 26:15 stay Isaiah 19:13

How Strong's H6438 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6438 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6438 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 27:2 KJV

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

Exodus 38:2 KJV

And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

Judges 20:2 KJV

And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6438.

Exodus 27:2 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
Exodus 38:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
Judges 20:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
1 Samuel 14:38 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
1 Kings 7:34 Old Testament, KJV
And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.
2 Kings 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 26:9 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
2 Chronicles 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
2 Chronicles 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Nehemiah 3:31 Old Testament, KJV
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
Nehemiah 3:32 Old Testament, KJV
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
Job 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Job 38:6 Old Testament, KJV
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Psalms 118:22 Old Testament, KJV
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Proverbs 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Proverbs 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Isaiah 19:13 Old Testament, KJV
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
Isaiah 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Jeremiah 31:38 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 31:40 Old Testament, KJV
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Jeremiah 51:26 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 43:20 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
Ezekiel 45:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.
Zephaniah 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
Zephaniah 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
Zechariah 10:4 Old Testament, KJV
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6438, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6438 FAQ

What does pinnah (פִּנָּה) mean?

Pinnah (Strong's H6438) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chief". pinnah (pin-naw') n-f. 1. an angle 2. (by implication) a pinnacle

How many times is pinnah (פִּנָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H6438 across 15 books.

Where can I study pinnah (פִּנָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6438 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate pinnah (פִּנָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as corner, corners, chief, towers, bulwarks, and stay. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.