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

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	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