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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 Chronicles 19:14לִפְנֵ֥י · him; מִפָּנָֽיו׃ · before
    So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
  2. 1 Chronicles 19:15מִפְּנֵי֙ · before
    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab went back to Jerusalem.
  3. 1 Chronicles 19:16לִפְנֵ֣י · by; לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · leading them
    When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
  4. 1 Chronicles 19:18מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · before
    But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
  5. 1 Chronicles 19:19לִפְנֵ֣י · by
    When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
  6. 1 Chronicles 21:12מִפְּנֵי־ · before
    …between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
  7. 1 Chronicles 21:16פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ · facedown
    When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  8. 1 Chronicles 21:30לְפָנָ֖יו · before it; מִפְּנֵ֕י · of
    …but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
  9. 1 Chronicles 22:5לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.
  10. 1 Chronicles 22:8לְפָנָֽי׃ · before Me
    …but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
  11. 1 Chronicles 22:18לִפְנֵ֥י · before; וְלִפְנֵ֥י
    “Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
  12. 1 Chronicles 23:13לִפְנֵ֨י · before
    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
  13. 1 Chronicles 23:31לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
  14. 1 Chronicles 24:2לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
  15. 1 Chronicles 24:6לִפְנֵ֨י · in the presence
    The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.
  16. 1 Chronicles 24:31לִפְנֵ֨י · in the presence
    As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
  17. 1 Chronicles 29:12מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ · come from You
    Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
  18. 1 Chronicles 29:15לְפָנֶ֛יךָ · in Your presence
    For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
  19. 1 Chronicles 29:22לִפְנֵ֧י · in the presence
    That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
  20. 1 Chronicles 29:25לְפָנָ֖יו · before him
    The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
  21. 2 Chronicles 1:5לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
  22. 2 Chronicles 1:6לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar at the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.
  23. 2 Chronicles 1:10לִפְנֵ֥י
    Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
  24. 2 Chronicles 1:12לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    …therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
  25. 2 Chronicles 1:13מִלִּפְנֵ֖י · from before
    So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place in Gibeon, from before the Tent of Meeting, and he reigned over Israel.
  26. 2 Chronicles 2:4לְפָנָ֣יו · before Him
    Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.
  27. 2 Chronicles 2:6לְפָנָֽיו׃ · before Him
    But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
  28. 2 Chronicles 3:4פְּנֵ֨י · the front; פְּנֵ֤י
    The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
  29. 2 Chronicles 3:8פְּנֵ֤י
    Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
  30. 2 Chronicles 3:13וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם · facing
    So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
  31. 2 Chronicles 3:15לִפְנֵ֤י · In front
    In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
  32. 2 Chronicles 3:17פְּנֵ֣י · front
    Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
  33. 2 Chronicles 4:13פְּנֵ֥י · atop
    …the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
  34. 2 Chronicles 4:19הַפָּנִֽים׃ · of the Presence
    Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
  35. 2 Chronicles 4:20לִפְנֵ֥י · in front
    …the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
  36. 2 Chronicles 5:6לִפְנֵ֣י · There, before
    There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
  37. 2 Chronicles 5:9פְּנֵ֣י · in front
    The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
  38. 2 Chronicles 5:14מִפְּנֵ֣י · because
    …so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
  39. 2 Chronicles 6:3פָּנָ֔יו
    And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
  40. 2 Chronicles 6:12לִפְנֵי֙ · before
    Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
  41. 2 Chronicles 6:14לְפָנֶ֖יךָ · before You
    …and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
  42. 2 Chronicles 6:16מִלְּפָנַ֔י · before Me; לְפָנָֽי׃ · before Me
    Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’
  43. 2 Chronicles 6:19לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ · before You
    Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.
  44. 2 Chronicles 6:22לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,