פֶּן־

pen

lest

Strong’s H6435Conjunction133 times in the Hebrew Bible

lest133

In the text

Genesis 3:3פֶּן
but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
Exodus 1:10פֶּן
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
Deuteronomy 4:9פֶּן
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Psalm 2:12פֶּן
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 5:6פֶּן
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
Jeremiah 1:17פֶּן
Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

פֶּן־ 133 (alw. with Makkeph) conj. (adverting or deprecating), lest

1. with impf.

2. with Pf., the result feared being conceived as having possibly already taken place

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.