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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. Proverbs 22:29לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
  2. Proverbs 23:1לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ · is set before you
    When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
  3. Proverbs 24:23פָּנִ֖ים
    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
  4. Proverbs 24:31פָנָ֣יו · the ground
    Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
  5. Proverbs 25:5לִפְנֵי־ · presence
    Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
  6. Proverbs 25:6לִפְנֵי־ · in the presence
    Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
  7. Proverbs 25:7לִפְנֵ֣י · in the presence
    …for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
  8. Proverbs 25:23וּפָנִ֥ים · looks
    As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
  9. Proverbs 25:26לִפְנֵֽי־ · to
    Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
  10. Proverbs 27:4לִפְנֵ֥י
    Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
  11. Proverbs 27:17פְּנֵֽי־
    As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
  12. Proverbs 27:19הַפָּנִ֣ים · reflects the face; לַפָּנִ֑ים
    As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
  13. Proverbs 27:23פְּנֵ֣י · the state
    Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
  14. Proverbs 28:21פָּנִ֥ים
    To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
  15. Proverbs 29:26פְּנֵי־ · favor
    Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
  16. Proverbs 30:30מִפְּנֵי־ · before
    …a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
  17. Ecclesiastes 1:10מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃ · before us
    Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
  18. Ecclesiastes 1:16לְפָנַ֖י · before me
    I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
  19. Ecclesiastes 2:7לְפָנַ֖י · before me
    I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
  20. Ecclesiastes 2:9לְפָנַ֖י
    So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
  21. Ecclesiastes 2:26לְפָנָ֔יו · in His sight; לִפְנֵ֣י
    To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  22. Ecclesiastes 3:14מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ · Him
    I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
  23. Ecclesiastes 4:16לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם · before them
    There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  24. Ecclesiastes 5:2לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
  25. Ecclesiastes 5:6לִפְנֵ֣י
    Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
  26. Ecclesiastes 7:3פָּנִ֖ים · countenance
    Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
  27. Ecclesiastes 7:26לִפְנֵ֤י
    And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
  28. Ecclesiastes 8:1פָּנָ֔יו · his face; פָּנָ֖יו · of his face
    Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
  29. Ecclesiastes 8:3מִפָּנָיו֙ · his presence
    Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
  30. Ecclesiastes 8:12מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ · in His presence
    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  31. Ecclesiastes 8:13מִלִּפְנֵ֥י
    Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
  32. Ecclesiastes 9:1לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · lies ahead
    So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
  33. Ecclesiastes 10:5מִלִּפְנֵ֥י · from
    There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
  34. Ecclesiastes 10:10פָנִ֣ים · the blade
    If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
  35. Ecclesiastes 11:1פְּנֵ֣י
    Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
  36. Song of Solomon 7:4פְּנֵ֥י
    Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
  37. Song of Solomon 8:12לְפָנָ֑י · is mine to give
    But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
  38. Isaiah 1:12פָּנָ֑י · before Me
    When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts?
  39. Isaiah 2:10מִפְּנֵי֙ · from
    Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
  40. Isaiah 2:19מִפְּנֵ֞י · away from
    Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  41. Isaiah 2:21מִפְּנֵ֞י · away from
    They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  42. Isaiah 3:3פָנִ֑ים
    …the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
  43. Isaiah 3:9פְּנֵיהֶם֙ · on their faces
    The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  44. Isaiah 3:15וּפְנֵ֥י · the faces
    Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
  45. Isaiah 5:21פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם · their own sight
    Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
  46. Isaiah 6:2פָנָ֗יו · their faces
    Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
  47. Isaiah 7:2מִפְּנֵי־
    When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.