Strong's Hebrew · H6437
פָּנָה
pânâh · paw-naw'
appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
Definition
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 135 times in Scripture
“After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.”
“Early in the evening, Isaac went out to the field to meditate, and looking up, he saw the camels approaching.”
“Instead, Pharaoh turned around, went into his palace, and did not take any of this to heart.”
“They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence.”
“And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.”
“And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.”
“Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.”
““Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.””
“Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere.””
“So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).