Original Word: פֶּן
Part of Speech: conjunction
Transliteration: pen
Phonetic Spelling: (pane)
Short Definition: or ₁₃₃ (always with Makkeph except Genesis 38:23; Genesis 44:34; Deuteronomy 7:25; Deuteronomy 32:27 [not Gi], Isaiah 27:3; Proverbs 25:8: Mandelkern^{Conc. under the word}.)

(averting, or deprecating), (origin dubious: Thes Kö^{ii. 334} from , properly substantive construct in accusative for the aversion of; but is intransitive: Nö^{M. 474} compares the enclitic particle in , then , 'etwa,' thinking that a particle with the meaning 'es möchte etwa,' spoken in a tone of alarm, might readily acquire a deprecatory force); — lest:

with imperfect Genesis 3:3 ye shall not eat thereof . . . lest ye die, Genesis 11:4 let us build a city lest we be scattered, Genesis 19:15,17,19; Genesis 38:23; Genesis 45: Exodus 1:10; Exodus 23:29; Exodus 23:33 etc., 2 Kings 10:23 (followed by ), Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 27:3; Isaiah 28:22; Isaiah 48:5,7; Psalm 2:12; Psalm 7:3 etc.; often after take heed to thyself Genesis 24:6; Genesis 31:24, and especially in Deuteronomy, as Deuteronomy 4:9,23; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:11 and elsewhere; after a verb of fearing Genesis 32:12, and once, even, of swearing Judges 15:12; deprecating pathetically, Genesis 44:34 how shall I go up, etc.? lest I look upon the evil that will befal my father. Once, unusually, preceding the principal clause, Proverbs 5:6 lest she should make level the path of life, her ways are unstable, etc. (Ew Be Now; see also Toy). Note especially

for he (I) said, Lest..., implying always that some precaution has been taken to avert the dreaded contingency, Genesis 26:9 for I said, Lest I die on account of her (to obviate which, Isaac had called Rebecca his sister), Genesis 31:31; Genesis 38:11; Genesis 42:4; Exodus 13:17; Numbers 16:34; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 27:11 (), Psalm 38:17; with implied Genesis 26:7; compare, with an aposiop., Genesis 3:22 and now, lest he put forth his hand, etc. (implying that measures are taken to prevent this, see Genesis 3:23): compare Tob 8:9.

at the beginning of a sentence, with a dissuasive force, (Beware) lest: + Isaiah 36:18 (beware) lest Hezekiah deceive you, Deuteronomy 29:17 (twice in verse) (followed by ), Jeremiah 51:46; Job 32:13; Job 36:18.

with Perfect, the result feared being conceived as having possibly already taken place; 2 Samuel 20:6 pursue after him, lest he have found him fenced cities, etc. (but the tense of makes probably, Dr^sm Bu Kö^{iii. 486}), 2 Kings 2:16 .

lest peradventure, that

From panah; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest -- (lest) (peradventure), that...not.

see HEBREW panah

וּפֶֽן־ וּפֶן־ ופן־ פֶּ֖ן פֶּ֚ן פֶּ֣ן פֶּ֥ן פֶּ֨ן־ פֶּֽן־ פֶּן־ פן פן־ pen pen- ū·p̄en- ufen ūp̄en-Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts

Strong's Hebrew 6435
133 Occurrences

pen- — 128 Occ.
ū·p̄en- — 5 Occ.

Genesis 3:3
HEB: תִגְּע֖וּ בּ֑וֹ פֶּן־ תְּמֻתֽוּן׃
KJV: of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
INT: or touch lest die

Genesis 3:22
HEB: וָרָ֑ע וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ פֶּן־ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יָד֗וֹ
NAS: and now, he might stretch
INT: and evil and now might stretch his hand

Genesis 11:4
HEB: לָּ֖נוּ שֵׁ֑ם פֶּן־ נָפ֖וּץ עַל־
NAS: for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered
INT: make A name otherwise will be scattered over

Genesis 19:15
HEB: בְנֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ הַנִּמְצָאֹ֔ת פֶּן־ תִּסָּפֶ֖ה בַּעֲוֹ֥ן
NAS: who are here, or you will be swept away
INT: daughters are here or will be swept the punishment

Genesis 19:17
HEB: הָהָ֥רָה הִמָּלֵ֖ט פֶּן־ תִּסָּפֶֽה׃
NAS: to the mountains, or you will be swept away.
INT: to the mountains escape or will be swept

Genesis 19:19
HEB: לְהִמָּלֵ֣ט הָהָ֔רָה פֶּן־ תִּדְבָּקַ֥נִי הָרָעָ֖ה
INT: escape to the mountains lest will overtake evil

Genesis 24:6
HEB: הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־ תָּשִׁ֥יב אֶת־
KJV: thou that thou bring not my son
INT: Abraham Beware not take my son

Genesis 26:7
HEB: לֵאמֹ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֔י פֶּן־ יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי אַנְשֵׁ֤י
INT: to say my wife might kill the men

Genesis 26:9
HEB: כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־ אָמ֖וּת עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: I said, 'I might die
INT: Because said might die account

Genesis 31:24
HEB: הִשָּׁ֧מֶר לְךָ֛ פֶּן־ תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עִֽם־
INT: and said to him be careful not speak to

Genesis 31:31
HEB: כִּ֣י אָמַ֔רְתִּי פֶּן־ תִּגְזֹ֥ל אֶת־
KJV: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force
INT: Because thought Peradventure take your daughters

Genesis 32:11
HEB: אָנֹכִי֙ אֹת֔וֹ פֶּן־ יָב֣וֹא וְהִכַּ֔נִי
INT: fear I he will come and attack

Genesis 38:11
HEB: כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־ יָמ֥וּת גַּם־
INT: for thought lest may die too

Genesis 38:23
HEB: תִּֽקַּֽח־ לָ֔הּ פֶּ֖ן נִהְיֶ֣ה לָב֑וּז
NAS: Let her keep them, otherwise we will become
INT: Judah her keep otherwise will become A laughingstock

Genesis 42:4
HEB: כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־ יִקְרָאֶ֖נּוּ אָסֽוֹן׃
KJV: for he said, Lest peradventure mischief
INT: for said peradventure may befall harm

Genesis 44:34
HEB: אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתִּ֑י פֶּ֚ן אֶרְאֶ֣ה בָרָ֔ע
NAS: if the lad is not with me -- for fear that I see
INT: else for fear see the evil

Genesis 45:11
HEB: שָׁנִ֖ים רָעָ֑ב פֶּן־ תִּוָּרֵ֛שׁ אַתָּ֥ה
INT: years of famine come to poverty you

Exodus 1:10
HEB: נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה ל֑וֹ פֶּן־ יִרְבֶּ֗ה וְהָיָ֞ה
NAS: let us deal wisely with them, or else they will multiply
INT: Come deal or will multiply become

Exodus 5:3
HEB: לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ פֶּ֨ן־ יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ בַּדֶּ֖בֶר
NAS: our God, otherwise He will fall
INT: to the LORD our God otherwise will fall pestilence

Exodus 13:17
HEB: אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים פֶּֽן־ יִנָּחֵ֥ם הָעָ֛ם
NAS: The people might change their minds
INT: said God might change the people

Exodus 19:21
HEB: הָעֵ֣ד בָּעָ֑ם פֶּן־ יֶהֶרְס֤וּ אֶל־
NAS: the people, so that they do not break through
INT: warn the people so break to

Exodus 19:22
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה יִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּ פֶּן־ יִפְרֹ֥ץ בָּהֶ֖ם
NAS: consecrate themselves, or else the LORD
INT: the LORD consecrate or will break the LORD

Exodus 19:24
HEB: אֶל־ יְהוָ֖ה פֶּן־ יִפְרָץ־ בָּֽם׃
NAS: up to the LORD, or He will break forth
INT: to the LORD or will break

Exodus 20:19
HEB: עִמָּ֛נוּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים פֶּן־ נָמֽוּת׃
NAS: speak to us, or we will die.
INT: not God or will die

Exodus 23:29
HEB: בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת פֶּן־ תִּהְיֶ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
INT: year A single may not become the land

133 Occurrences