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פָּנֶה

pa.nehface: beforeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,128 occurrences38 books1,892 verses

Definition

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Traditional renderings: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פָּנֶה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,128 total
  1. Joshua 6:6לִפְנֵ֖י · in front
    So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.”
  2. Joshua 6:7לִפְנֵ֖י · ahead of
    And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
  3. Joshua 6:8לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
  4. Joshua 6:9לִפְנֵי֙ · ahead
    While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.
  5. Joshua 6:13לִפְנֵי֙ · ahead; לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם · in front of them
    And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
  6. Joshua 6:26לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
  7. Joshua 7:4לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai.
  8. Joshua 7:5לִפְנֵ֤י · from
    And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
  9. Joshua 7:6פָּנָ֨יו · before; לִפְנֵ֨י · facedown
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  10. Joshua 7:8לִפְנֵ֥י · and run from
    O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
  11. Joshua 7:10פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · your face
    But the LORD said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why have you fallen on your face?
  12. Joshua 7:12לִפְנֵ֣י · against; לִפְנֵ֣י · and run from
    This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
  13. Joshua 7:13לִפְנֵ֣י · against
    Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
  14. Joshua 7:23לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    They took the things from inside the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the LORD.
  15. Joshua 8:5לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · from them
    Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
  16. Joshua 8:6לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ · from us; לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · from them
    They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
  17. Joshua 8:10לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
  18. Joshua 8:14לִפְנֵ֣י · overlooking
    When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
  19. Joshua 8:15לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם · before them
    Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
  20. Joshua 8:32לִפְנֵ֖י · in the presence
    And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.
  21. Joshua 9:24מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם · before you; מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם · because of you
    The Gibeonites answered, “Your servants were told clearly that the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land and wipe out all its inhabitants before you. So we greatly feared for our lives because of you, and that is why we have done this.
  22. Joshua 10:8בְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃ · against you
    The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
  23. Joshua 10:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
  24. Joshua 10:11מִפְּנֵ֣י · before
    As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
  25. Joshua 10:12לִפְנֵ֖י · to
    On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
  26. Joshua 10:14לְפָנָ֣יו · like it before
    There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
  27. Joshua 11:6מִפְּנֵיהֶם֒ · of them; לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
  28. Joshua 11:10לְפָנִ֔ים · formerly
    At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
  29. Joshua 13:3פְּנֵ֣י
    …from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
  30. Joshua 13:6מִפְּנֵ֖י · before
    All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.
  31. Joshua 13:25פְּנֵ֥י
    The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
  32. Joshua 14:15לְפָנִים֙ · used to be
    (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
  33. Joshua 15:8פְּנֵ֤י
    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
  34. Joshua 15:15לְפָנִ֖ים · formerly
    From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  35. Joshua 17:4לִפְנֵי֩; וְלִפְנֵ֣י׀; וְלִפְנֵ֤י
    They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.
  36. Joshua 17:7פְּנֵ֣י
    Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
  37. Joshua 18:1לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · before them
    Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
  38. Joshua 18:6לִפְנֵ֖י · in the presence
    When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
  39. Joshua 18:8לִפְנֵ֥י · in the presence
    As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
  40. Joshua 18:10לִפְנֵ֣י · in the presence
    And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
  41. Joshua 18:14פְּנֵ֥י
    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
  42. Joshua 18:16פְּנֵי֙
    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.