פֶּן־
pen
“lest”
Definition
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
from H6437 (פָּנָה);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Conj
H:Conj
H:Conj
Occurrences
פֶּן־ appears 116 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
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