Keraia
Lexicon

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

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2,128 total
  1. Exodus 7:10לִפְנֵ֥י · before; וְלִפְנֵ֥י
    So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
  2. Exodus 8:20לִפְנֵ֣י · before him
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  3. Exodus 8:24מִפְּנֵ֥י · by
    And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.
  4. Exodus 9:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
  5. Exodus 9:11לִפְנֵ֥י · before; מִפְּנֵ֣י · because
    The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.
  6. Exodus 9:13לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  7. Exodus 9:30מִפְּנֵ֖י
    But as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
  8. Exodus 10:3מִפָּנָ֑י · before Me
    So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
  9. Exodus 10:10פְּנֵיכֶֽם׃
    Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil.
  10. Exodus 10:11פְּנֵ֥י · presence
    No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.
  11. Exodus 10:14לְ֠פָנָיו · before
    The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.
  12. Exodus 10:28פָּנַ֔י · my face; פָנַ֖י · my face
    “Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”
  13. Exodus 10:29פָּנֶֽיךָ׃פ · your face
    “As you say,” Moses replied, “I will never see your face again.”
  14. Exodus 11:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that he would not let the Israelites go out of his land.
  15. Exodus 13:21לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם · before them
    And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
  16. Exodus 13:22לִפְנֵ֖י · its place before
    Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.
  17. Exodus 14:2לִפְנֵי֙ · before; לִפְנֵי֙ · directly opposite
    “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
  18. Exodus 14:9לִפְנֵ֖י · opposite
    The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
  19. Exodus 14:19לִפְנֵי֙ · before; מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם · from before them
    And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,
  20. Exodus 14:25מִפְּנֵ֣י · from
    He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  21. Exodus 16:9לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”
  22. Exodus 16:14פְּנֵ֤י · floor
    When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.
  23. Exodus 16:33לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”
  24. Exodus 16:34לִפְנֵ֥י · in front of
    And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  25. Exodus 17:5לִפְנֵ֣י · ahead of
    And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
  26. Exodus 17:6לְפָנֶ֨יךָ · before
    Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
  27. Exodus 18:12לִפְנֵ֥י · in the presence
    Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
  28. Exodus 19:7לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם · before
    So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
  29. Exodus 19:18מִ֠פְּנֵי · because
    Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
  30. Exodus 20:3פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃ · Me
    You shall have no other gods before Me.
  31. Exodus 20:20פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם · you
    “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
  32. Exodus 21:1לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · before them
    “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
  33. Exodus 23:15פָנַ֖י · before Me
    You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
  34. Exodus 23:17פְּנֵ֖י
    Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
  35. Exodus 23:20לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
  36. Exodus 23:21מִפָּנָ֛יו · to him
    Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
  37. Exodus 23:23לְפָנֶיךָ֒ · before you
    For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.
  38. Exodus 23:27לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · ahead of you
    I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
  39. Exodus 23:28לְפָנֶ֑יךָ · before you; מִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃ · out of your way
    I will send the hornet before you to drive the Hivites and Canaanites and Hittites out of your way.
  40. Exodus 23:29מִפָּנֶ֖יךָ · before you
    I will not drive them out before you in a single year; otherwise the land would become desolate and wild animals would multiply against you.
  41. Exodus 23:30מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ · ahead of you
    Little by little I will drive them out ahead of you, until you become fruitful and possess the land.
  42. Exodus 23:31מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · before you
    And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
  43. Exodus 25:20וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם · [The cherubim] are to face; פְּנֵ֥י
    And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.