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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. Esther 4:6לִפְנֵ֥י · in front
    So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
  2. Esther 4:8מִלְּפָנָ֖יו · before him
    Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.
  3. Esther 5:14לִפְנֵ֥י
    His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
  4. Esther 6:1לִפְנֵ֥י · to
    That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
  5. Esther 6:9לְפָנָ֔יו · before him
    Let the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
  6. Esther 6:11לְפָנָ֔יו · before him
    So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
  7. Esther 6:13לְפָנָיו֙ · before; לְפָנָֽיו׃ · before him
    Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
  8. Esther 7:6מִלִּפְנֵ֥י · before
    Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
  9. Esther 7:8וּפְנֵ֥י · face
    Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
  10. Esther 7:9לִפְנֵ֣י · attending
    Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.
  11. Esther 8:1לִפְנֵ֣י · presence
    That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
  12. Esther 8:3לִפְנֵ֣י · at; לִפְנֵ֣י
    And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
  13. Esther 8:4לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
  14. Esther 8:5לְפָנָ֗יו · in his sight; לִפְנֵ֣י · to
    “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
  15. Esther 8:15מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · from the presence
    Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
  16. Esther 9:2לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם · them
    In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
  17. Esther 9:11לִפְנֵ֥י · was reported to
    On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
  18. Esther 9:25לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
  19. Job 1:11פָּנֶ֖יךָ · Your face
    But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  20. Job 1:12פְּנֵ֥י · from the presence
    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
  21. Job 2:5פָּנֶ֖יךָ · Your face
    But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  22. Job 2:7פְּנֵ֣י · from the presence
    So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
  23. Job 3:24לִפְנֵ֣י · before me
    I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
  24. Job 4:15פָּנַ֣י · my face
    Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled.
  25. Job 4:19לִפְנֵי־
    …how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
  26. Job 5:10פְּנֵי־; פְּנֵ֥י
    He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
  27. Job 6:28פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם · your face
    But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
  28. Job 8:12וְלִפְנֵ֖י · more quickly than
    While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.
  29. Job 8:16לִפְנֵי־ · in
    He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
  30. Job 9:24פְּנֵֽי־ · He blindfolds
    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  31. Job 9:27פָנַ֣י · my expression
    If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
  32. Job 11:15פָנֶ֣יךָ · your face
    …then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
  33. Job 11:19פָנֶ֣יךָ · your favor
    You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
  34. Job 13:8הֲפָנָ֥יו · Would you show Him partiality
    Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
  35. Job 13:10פָּנִ֥ים · showed partiality
    Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
  36. Job 13:15פָּנָ֥יו · His face
    Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  37. Job 13:16לְ֝פָנָ֗יו · before Him
    Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
  38. Job 13:20מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ · from You
    Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
  39. Job 13:24פָנֶ֥יךָ · Your face
    Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
  40. Job 14:20פָ֝נָ֗יו · his countenance
    You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
  41. Job 15:4לִפְנֵי־ · before
    But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
  42. Job 15:7וְלִפְנֵ֖י · before
    Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
  43. Job 15:27פָנָ֣יו · his face
    Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
  44. Job 16:8בְּפָנַ֥י · against me
    You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
  45. Job 16:14פְּנֵי־
    He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.
  46. Job 16:16פָּנַ֣י · My face
    My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;