pᵊnūʾēl פְּנוּאֵל ‘Peniel’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from pānā פָּנָה ‘to turn’ and ʾēl אֵל ‘god’
Roots:
פנה
אל
pᵊnūʾēl pr n m pers + pr n loc
Penuel or Peniel = "facing God"
n pr m
1) a Benjamite, son of Shashak, brother of Iphedeiah of the family of Saul
2) son of Hur, father of Gedor, and a descendant of Judah
n pr loc
3) the place named by Jacob when he wrestled with God and located on the north bank of the Jabbok close to the Jordan