Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penuel

/pˈɛnʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: penuel
IPA: /pˈɛnʊl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel, and in 1 Kings as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.

Questions

How do you pronounce penuel?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛnʊl/.
What does penuel mean?: A place not far from Sukkot on the east of the Jordan River, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel, and in 1 Kings as a capital for Jeroboam, the first king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), which he fortified.

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