פענח

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פענח

/pi(ʕ)ˈne.aχ/ Modern Israeli
/pi.aˈne.aχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From צָֽפְנַת פַּעְנֵחַ (Ṣɔp̄ənaṯ Paʔnéaḥ, “Zaphnath-Paaneah”), the Egyptian name given by Pharaoh unto Joseph in Genesis 41:45. The traditional, conjectural Jewish interpretation of the name is “elucidator of the hidden things”, informed by the coincident Hebrew root צ־פ־ן (ṣ-p-n), relating to concealment.

The actual Egyptian meaning of the name is debated.

verb פִּעְנֵחַ · pi'néakh · לְפַעְנֵחַ · יְפַעְנֵחַ · פַעְנֵחַ · פוענח

construction pi'el, transitive to decypher האם מרקס ואנגלס לא גרסו שהם עצמם פענחו באורח מדעי ואובייקטיבי את כיוונו של ההיסטוריה?

In English

parse (linguistics) to resolve into elements
decipher to decode or decrypt a code or cipher

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פענח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}