פָּנִיןpânîyn
corals (Proverbs 20:15; Job 28:18; Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 31:10)
Pronunciation: paw-neen' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6443
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Job 28:18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
- Proverbs 3:15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
- Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
- Proverbs 20:15 Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies.
- Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.
- Lamentations 4:7 Our princes once glowed with health— brighter than snow, whiter than milk. Their faces were as ruddy as rubies, their appearance like fine jewels.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).