Penuel

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts ףְּנוּאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "facing God" in Hebrew, from פָּנָה (pana) meaning "to turn to" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of two minor characters in the Old Testament.

Related Names

Rootspana + ʾel
Other Languages & CulturesPhanouel(Biblical Greek) Phanuhel, Phunihel(Biblical Latin) Phanuel(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend)

Categories

actions, God, theophoric names

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6439, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6439.
Entry updated October 6, 2024