פנס

פנס

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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