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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 36:31לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  2. Genesis 38:15פָּנֶֽיהָ׃ · her face
    When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
  3. Genesis 40:7פְּנֵיכֶ֥ם · are your faces
    So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
  4. Genesis 40:9לְפָנָֽי׃ · before me
    So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
  5. Genesis 41:31מִפְּנֵ֛י · since
    The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
  6. Genesis 41:43לְפָנָ֖יו · before him
    He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
  7. Genesis 41:46לִפְנֵ֖י; מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · presence
    Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
  8. Genesis 41:56פְּנֵ֣י · the
    When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
  9. Genesis 43:3פָנַ֔י · my face
    But Judah replied, “The man solemnly warned us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’
  10. Genesis 43:5פָנַ֔י · my face
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  11. Genesis 43:9לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
  12. Genesis 43:14לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
  13. Genesis 43:15לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
  14. Genesis 43:31פָּנָ֖יו · his face
    Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
  15. Genesis 43:33לְפָנָ֔יו · before [Joseph]
    They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
  16. Genesis 43:34פָּנָיו֮ · from Joseph’s table
    When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
  17. Genesis 44:14לְפָנָ֖יו · before him
    When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.
  18. Genesis 44:23פָּנָֽי׃ · my face
    But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your younger brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
  19. Genesis 44:26פְּנֵ֣י
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  20. Genesis 44:29פָּנַ֖י · me
    Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
  21. Genesis 45:3מִפָּנָֽיו׃ · in his presence
    Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
  22. Genesis 45:5לִפְנֵיכֶֽם׃ · before you
    And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
  23. Genesis 45:7לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם · before you
    God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
  24. Genesis 46:28לְפָנָיו֙ · ahead of him; לְפָנָ֖יו
    Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
  25. Genesis 46:30פָּנֶ֔יךָ · your face
    Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
  26. Genesis 47:2לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    And he chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
  27. Genesis 47:6לְפָנֶ֣יךָ · is before you
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  28. Genesis 47:7לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
  29. Genesis 47:10מִלִּפְנֵ֥י · presence
    Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
  30. Genesis 47:13מִפְּנֵ֖י · by
    There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.
  31. Genesis 47:18לִפְנֵ֣י · for
    When that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.
  32. Genesis 48:11פָנֶ֖יךָ · your face again
    “I never expected to see your face again,” Israel said to Joseph, “but now God has let me see your children as well.”
  33. Genesis 48:15לְפָנָיו֙ · before
    Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
  34. Genesis 48:20לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
  35. Genesis 49:30פְּנֵי־
    The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
  36. Genesis 50:1פְּנֵ֣י · face
    Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
  37. Genesis 50:13פְּנֵ֥י
    They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
  38. Genesis 50:16לִפְנֵ֥י · Before
    So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Before he died, your father commanded,
  39. Genesis 50:18לְפָנָ֑יו · before him
    His brothers also came to him, bowed down before him, and said, “We are your slaves!”
  40. Exodus 1:12מִפְּנֵ֖י
    But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
  41. Exodus 2:15מִפְּנֵ֣י · from
    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
  42. Exodus 3:6פָּנָ֔יו · his face
    Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
  43. Exodus 3:7מִפְּנֵ֣י · because of
    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
  44. Exodus 4:3מִפָּנָֽיו׃ · from it
    “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
  45. Exodus 4:21לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
  46. Exodus 6:12לִפְנֵ֥י · presence
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
  47. Exodus 6:30לִפְנֵ֣י · presence
    But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
  48. Exodus 7:9לִפְנֵֽי־ · before
    “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.”