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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. Judges 13:20פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם
    When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
  2. Judges 16:3פְּנֵ֥י
    But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.
  3. Judges 16:25לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם
    And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
  4. Judges 18:21לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · in front of them
    Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
  5. Judges 18:23פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם · to face them
    When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
  6. Judges 20:23לִפְנֵֽי־ · before
    They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”
  7. Judges 20:26לִפְנֵ֣י · before; לִפְנֵ֥י · to
    Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
  8. Judges 20:28לְפָנָ֗יו · before it
    …and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
  9. Judges 20:32לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ
    “We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
  10. Judges 20:35לִפְנֵ֣י · in the presence
    The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
  11. Judges 20:39לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ · before us
    …the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
  12. Judges 20:42לִפְנֵ֨י · before
    So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.
  13. Judges 21:2לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
  14. Ruth 2:10פָּנֶ֔יהָ · her face
    At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
  15. Ruth 4:7לְפָנִ֨ים · in former times
    Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
  16. 1 Samuel 1:12לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
  17. 1 Samuel 1:15לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
  18. 1 Samuel 1:16לִפְנֵ֖י
    Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
  19. 1 Samuel 1:18וּפָנֶ֥יהָ · and her face
    “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast.
  20. 1 Samuel 1:19לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
  21. 1 Samuel 1:22פְּנֵ֣י · before
    …but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
  22. 1 Samuel 2:11פְּנֵ֖י · before
    Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
  23. 1 Samuel 2:17פְּנֵ֣י · in the sight
    Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
  24. 1 Samuel 2:18פְּנֵ֣י · before
    Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
  25. 1 Samuel 2:28לְפָנָ֑י · in My presence
    And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.
  26. 1 Samuel 2:30לְפָנַ֖י · before Me
    Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  27. 1 Samuel 2:35לִפְנֵֽי־ · before
    Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
  28. 1 Samuel 3:1לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.
  29. 1 Samuel 4:2לִפְנֵ֣י · by
    The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
  30. 1 Samuel 4:3לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
  31. 1 Samuel 4:17לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
  32. 1 Samuel 5:3לְפָנָיו֙ · on his face; לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
  33. 1 Samuel 5:4לְפָנָיו֙ · on his face; לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
  34. 1 Samuel 6:20לִפְנֵ֨י · in the presence
    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
  35. 1 Samuel 7:6לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.
  36. 1 Samuel 7:7מִפְּנֵ֥י
    When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines
  37. 1 Samuel 7:10לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.
  38. 1 Samuel 8:11לִפְנֵ֥י · in front of
    He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.
  39. 1 Samuel 8:18מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · for relief from
    When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
  40. 1 Samuel 8:20לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ · before us
    Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
  41. 1 Samuel 9:9לְפָנִ֣ים׀ · Formerly; לְפָנִ֖ים · was formerly
    (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
  42. 1 Samuel 9:12לְפָנֶ֑יךָ · ahead of you
    “Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
  43. 1 Samuel 9:15לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
  44. 1 Samuel 9:19לְפָנַי֙ · before me
    “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart.
  45. 1 Samuel 9:24לִפְנֵ֣י · before; לְפָנֶ֣יךָ · for you
    So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.