Original Language Studio
Proverbs 30:9
“Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
פֵּןpên · pane
H6435 · Hebrew
H6435 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
- Derivation
- from H6437 (פָּנָה);
- KJV renderings
- (lest) (peradventure), that...not.
- Grammar
- פֶּ֥ן — conjunction
- Usage
- Occurs 133 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:3Genesis 3:22Genesis 11:4Genesis 19:15Genesis 19:17
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פֵּן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.