pen
pen
פנ
'pen' appears to have the ability to function as several different grammatical parts of speech.
In the vast majority of instances, the word is a noun form meaning “edge”.
It might be accurate to interpret 'pen' as “leaf”, (compare with yeleh). 
this requires further analysis and cross-reference with aleh
Another common usage of 'pen' is as an action verb meaning “to turn”.
'Pen' also appears in preposition form, where it is typically rendered “lest”, but is equivalent to “before”/“nearly” in a preventative sense. This form is cognate with the Latin “pen” of the same meaning; as in “penultimate”, “penumbra”, etc.
LexID 6435, 6437, 6440
pen.txt · Last modified: 2025/02/14 17:05 by ken