פנס

Hebrew

Etymology

Post-Biblical, borrowed from Ancient Greek φανός (phanós).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /paˈnas/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

פָּנָס • (panás) m (plural indefinite פָּנָסִים, singular construct פָּנַס־, plural construct פָּנָסֵי־)

1. a lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame or light)
2. a lamp
   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 53b:

     הָיְתָה לוֹ נֵר טְמוּנָה בְּחֵיקוֹ אוֹ בְּפַנָּס אוֹ שֶׁרָאָה שַׁלְהֶבֶת וְלֹא נִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ לְאוֹרָהּ

     One who had a candle hidden in his lap or placed inside an opaque lamp, or if he saw a flame and did not utilize its light.

3. a flashlight
4. a torch
5. (by extension) a black eye

Declension

Declension of פָּנָס

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פָּנָס	first	פָּנָסִי		פָּנָסֵנוּ
	definite	הַפָּנָס	second	פָּנָסְךָ	פָּנָסֵךְ	פָּנַסְכֶם	פָּנַסְכֶן
	construct	פָּנַס־	third	פָּנָסוֹ	פָּנָסָהּ	פָּנָסָם	פָּנָסָן
plural	indefinite	פָּנָסִים	first	פנסיי / פָּנָסַי		פָּנָסֵינוּ
	definite	הַפָּנָסִים	second	פָּנָסֶיךָ	פנסייך / פָּנָסַיִךְ	פָּנָסֵיכֶם	פָּנָסֵיכֶן
	construct	פָּנָסֵי־	third	פָּנָסָיו	פָּנָסֶיהָ	פָּנָסֵיהֶם	פָּנָסֵיהֶן

Synonyms

• (lamp): מְנוֹרָה (m'norá)

References

• “פנס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language