penuel · Penuel, Peniel

What it means

penuel (פְּנוּאֵל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Penuel, Peniel”.

Penuel (or Peniel): "face of God". A place by the Jabbok river, later a town; also the name of two Israelites.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Penuel ×8
• Peniel ×1

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Judges×4
• 1 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×2

• Genesis 32:30

  So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, “For I have seen Elohim face to face, and my life has been delivered.”

• Genesis 32:31

  The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

• Judges 8:8

  From there he went up to Penuel and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

• Judges 8:9

  So he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower.”

• Judges 8:17

  And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

• 1 Kings 12:25

  Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there and built Penuel.

• 1 Chronicles 4:4

  And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

• 1 Chronicles 8:25

  Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak.

And 1 more times.