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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. Genesis 23:3פְּנֵ֣י · beside
    Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
  2. Genesis 23:4מִלְּפָנָֽי׃
    “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
  3. Genesis 23:8מִלְּפָנַ֔י
    “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
  4. Genesis 23:12לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
  5. Genesis 23:17לִפְנֵ֣י · near
    So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
  6. Genesis 23:19פְּנֵ֥י
    After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
  7. Genesis 24:7לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
  8. Genesis 24:12לְפָנַ֖י
    “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  9. Genesis 24:33לְפָנָיו֙ · before [the man]
    Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
  10. Genesis 24:40לְפָנָ֗יו · before
    And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
  11. Genesis 24:51לְפָנֶ֖יךָ · before you
    Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, just as the LORD has decreed.”
  12. Genesis 25:9פְּנֵ֥י
    His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
  13. Genesis 25:18פְּנֵ֣י · the border; פְּנֵ֥י · toward
    Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
  14. Genesis 27:7לִפְנֵ֥י · in the presence; לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    ‘Bring me some game and prepare me a tasty dish to eat, so that I may bless you in the presence of the LORD before I die.’
  15. Genesis 27:10לִפְנֵ֥י · you before
    Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies.”
  16. Genesis 27:20לְפָנָֽי׃ · to me
    But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
  17. Genesis 27:30פְּנֵ֖י · presence
    As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
  18. Genesis 27:46מִפְּנֵ֖י · because of
    Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
  19. Genesis 29:26לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
  20. Genesis 30:30לְפָנַי֙ · before my arrival
    Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
  21. Genesis 30:33לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
    So my honesty will testify for me when you come to check on my wages in the future. If I have any goats that are not speckled or spotted, or any lambs that are not dark-colored, they will be considered stolen.”
  22. Genesis 30:40פְּנֵ֨י · face
    Jacob set apart the young, but made the rest face the streaked dark-colored sheep in Laban’s flocks. Then he set his own stock apart and did not put them with Laban’s animals.
  23. Genesis 31:2פְּנֵ֣י · from the countenance
    And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.
  24. Genesis 31:5פְּנֵ֣י · countenance
    …and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
  25. Genesis 31:21פָּנָ֖יו
    So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
  26. Genesis 31:35מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.
  27. Genesis 32:3לְפָנָ֔יו · ahead of him
    Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  28. Genesis 32:16לְפָנַ֔י · ahead of me
    He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
  29. Genesis 32:17לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ · before you
    He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
  30. Genesis 32:20פָנָ֗יו · [Esau]; לְפָנָ֔י · before me; פָנָ֔יו · him; פָנָֽי׃ · me
    You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
  31. Genesis 32:21פָּנָ֑יו · him
    So Jacob’s gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.
  32. Genesis 32:30פָּנִ֣ים · face; פָּנִ֔ים · face
    So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
  33. Genesis 33:3לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם · ahead
    But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
  34. Genesis 33:10פָנֶ֗יךָ · your face; פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
  35. Genesis 33:14לִפְנֵ֣י · ahead of; לְפָנַי֙
    Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
  36. Genesis 33:18פְּנֵ֥י · just outside
    After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
  37. Genesis 34:10לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם · open to you
    You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”
  38. Genesis 34:21לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם · enough for them
    “These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
  39. Genesis 35:1מִפְּנֵ֖י · from
    Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
  40. Genesis 35:7מִפְּנֵ֥י · from
    There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
  41. Genesis 36:6מִפְּנֵ֖י · far away from
    Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
  42. Genesis 36:7מִפְּנֵ֖י · because
    For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.