פֵּאָה
pe.ah
side
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word פֵּאָה (pe.ah) has a straightforward definition of "side". This term is used 86 times throughout the Bible, indicating its relevance across various contexts. When translated as "side", pe.ah can refer to a physical location or a figurative aspect, often describing a spatial relationship between objects or people. In its usage, pe.ah appears in various scenarios, such as describing spatial orientation ("the left side"), a location in battle ("the right side of the army"), or even a character's trait ("a wicked side"). This versatility suggests that pe.ah is not limited to literal interpretations, but can be applied to abstract concepts as well. Given its frequency and range of applications, the concept of "side" conveyed by pe.ah highlights the importance of understanding spatial relationships, orientations, and contrasts in both physical and figurative contexts throughout the Bible. This fundamental idea can have implications for how characters interact, how events unfold, and how meaning is conveyed in narrative and descriptive passages.
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Occurrences in Scripture
86 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
Exodus 38:9He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
Jeremiah 9:26Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off;
Jeremiah 48:45“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
Jeremiah 49:32Their camels will be a booty, and the multitude of their livestock a plunder. I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners of their beards cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them,” says Yahweh.
Ezekiel 41:12The building that was before the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.
Ezekiel 45:7“ ‘ “What is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy offering and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.
Ezekiel 45:7“ ‘ “What is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy offering and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy offering and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.
Ezekiel 47:15“This shall be the border of the land: “On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;
Ezekiel 47:17The border from the sea, shall be Hazar Enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
Ezekiel 47:18“The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.
Ezekiel 47:18“The east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border to the east sea you shall measure. This is the east side.
Ezekiel 47:19“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 47:19“The south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
Ezekiel 47:20“The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
Ezekiel 47:20“The west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.
Ezekiel 48:1“Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:2“By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:2“By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:3“By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:3“By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:4“By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:4“By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:5“By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:5“By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:6“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:6“By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:7“By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:7“By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:8“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
Ezekiel 48:8“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
Ezekiel 48:8“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
Ezekiel 48:8“By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.
Ezekiel 48:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Ezekiel 48:23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:23“As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:24“By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:24“By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:25“By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:25“By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:26“By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:26“By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:27“By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:27“By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.
Ezekiel 48:28“By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.
Ezekiel 48:30“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;