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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. 1 Samuel 9:27לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ · ahead of us
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  2. 1 Samuel 10:5וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם · preceded
    After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
  3. 1 Samuel 10:8לְפָנַי֮ · before me
    And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
  4. 1 Samuel 10:19לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
  5. 1 Samuel 10:25לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
  6. 1 Samuel 11:15לִפְנֵ֤י · in the presence of; לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
  7. 1 Samuel 12:2לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם · before you; לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם · before you
    Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
  8. 1 Samuel 12:7לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
  9. 1 Samuel 13:12וּפְנֵ֥י · the favor
    I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
  10. 1 Samuel 14:13לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
  11. 1 Samuel 14:25פְּנֵ֥י · the ground
    Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
  12. 1 Samuel 15:7פְּנֵ֥י · east
    Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
  13. 1 Samuel 15:33לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
  14. 1 Samuel 16:8לִפְנֵ֣י · to
    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  15. 1 Samuel 16:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
  16. 1 Samuel 16:16לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · here
    Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
  17. 1 Samuel 16:21לְפָנָ֑יו
    When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
  18. 1 Samuel 16:22לְפָנַ֔י
    Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
  19. 1 Samuel 17:7לְפָנָֽיו׃ · before him
    The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
  20. 1 Samuel 17:24מִפָּנָ֔יו · from him
    When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
  21. 1 Samuel 17:31לִפְנֵֽי־ · to
    Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who sent for him.
  22. 1 Samuel 17:41לְפָנָֽיו׃ · before him
    Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
  23. 1 Samuel 17:49פָּנָ֖יו · facedown
    Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
  24. 1 Samuel 17:57לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.
  25. 1 Samuel 18:11מִפָּנָ֖יו · him
    …and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
  26. 1 Samuel 18:12מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · of
    So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
  27. 1 Samuel 18:13לִפְנֵ֥י
    Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
  28. 1 Samuel 18:15מִפָּנָֽיו׃ · of him
    When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
  29. 1 Samuel 18:16לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ
    But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
  30. 1 Samuel 18:29מִפְּנֵ֥י · of
    …he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
  31. 1 Samuel 19:7לְפָנָ֖יו · was with [Saul]
    So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.
  32. 1 Samuel 19:8מִפָּנָֽיו׃ · before him
    When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
  33. 1 Samuel 19:10מִפְּנֵ֣י
    Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
  34. 1 Samuel 19:24לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  35. 1 Samuel 20:1לִפְנֵ֣י · to; לִפְנֵ֣י · against
    Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
  36. 1 Samuel 20:15פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    …and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
  37. 1 Samuel 21:6הַפָּנִים֙ · of the Presence; מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · from before
    So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
  38. 1 Samuel 21:7לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
  39. 1 Samuel 21:10מִפְּנֵ֣י · from
    That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
  40. 1 Samuel 21:12מִפְּנֵ֖י · of
    Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
  41. 1 Samuel 22:4פְּנֵ֖י · the care
    So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
  42. 1 Samuel 23:18לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
  43. 1 Samuel 23:24לִפְנֵ֣י · ahead of
    So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
  44. 1 Samuel 23:26מִפְּנֵ֣י
    Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
  45. 1 Samuel 24:2פְּנֵ֖י · the region
    So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
  46. 1 Samuel 25:10מִפְּנֵ֥י · from
    But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.