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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. Job 17:6לְפָנִ֣ים · in whose face
    He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
  2. Job 17:12מִפְּנֵי־ · in the face
    They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
  3. Job 18:17פְּנֵי־
    The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
  4. Job 19:29מִפְּנֵי־
    …then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
  5. Job 21:8לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם
    Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.
  6. Job 21:18לִפְנֵי־ · before
    Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?
  7. Job 21:31פָּנָ֣יו · his face
    Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
  8. Job 21:33וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו · and those before him
    The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
  9. Job 22:8פָ֝נִ֗ים · of honor
    …while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
  10. Job 22:26פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · your face
    Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
  11. Job 23:4לְפָנָ֣יו · before Him
    I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
  12. Job 23:15מִפָּנָ֣יו · in His presence
    Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
  13. Job 23:17מִפְּנֵי־ · by; וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י · my face
    Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
  14. Job 24:15פָּנִ֣ים · his face
    The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
  15. Job 24:18פְּנֵי־ · the surface
    They are but foam on the surface of the water; their portion of the land is cursed, so that no one turns toward their vineyards.
  16. Job 26:9פְּנֵי־ · the face
    He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.
  17. Job 26:10פְּנֵי־ · the face
    He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
  18. Job 29:24פָּ֝נַ֗י · of my countenance
    If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
  19. Job 30:10וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י · in my face
    They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
  20. Job 30:11מִפָּנַ֥י · in my presence
    Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
  21. Job 32:21פְנֵי־
    I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
  22. Job 33:5לְ֝פָנַ֗י · and confront me
    Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
  23. Job 33:26פָּ֭נָיו · [God’s] face
    He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
  24. Job 34:19פְּנֵ֥י; לִפְנֵי־ · over
    …who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  25. Job 34:29פָּ֭נִים · His face
    But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
  26. Job 35:12מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י · because of
    There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
  27. Job 35:14לְ֝פָנָ֗יו · is before Him
    How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
  28. Job 37:12פְּנֵ֖י · the face
    They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth.
  29. Job 37:19מִפְּנֵי־ · because of
    Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
  30. Job 38:30וּפְנֵ֥י · and the surface
    …when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?
  31. Job 39:22מִפְּנֵי־ · from
    He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
  32. Job 40:13פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם
    Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
  33. Job 41:10לְפָנַ֥י · against Me
    No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
  34. Job 41:13פְּנֵ֣י · his outer
    Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?
  35. Job 41:14פָ֭נָיו
    Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?
  36. Job 41:22וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו · before him
    Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.
  37. Job 42:8פָּנָ֣יו · his prayer
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  38. Job 42:9פְּנֵ֥י
    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.
  39. Job 42:11לְפָנִ֗ים · and prior
    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
  40. Psalm 3:1מִפְּנֵ֤י׀ · from
    A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
  41. Psalm 4:6פָּנֶ֬יךָ · of Your face
    Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
  42. Psalm 5:8לְפָנַ֣י · before me
    Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  43. Psalm 9:3מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · before You
    When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
  44. Psalm 9:19פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · Your presence
    Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
  45. Psalm 10:11פָּ֝נָ֗יו · His face
    He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
  46. Psalm 11:7פָנֵֽימוֹ׃ · His face
    For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
  47. Psalm 13:1פָּנֶ֣יךָ · Your face
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
  48. Psalm 16:11פָּנֶ֑יךָ · in Your presence
    You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.