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. Ezekiel 30:9מִלְּפָנַי֙ · from Me
    On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.
  2. Ezekiel 30:24לְפָנָֽיו׃ · before him
    I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
  3. Ezekiel 32:4פְּנֵ֥י · the open
    I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.
  4. Ezekiel 32:10פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם · them
    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
  5. Ezekiel 33:22לִפְנֵי֙ · before
    Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
  6. Ezekiel 33:27פְּנֵ֣י · the open field
    Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
  7. Ezekiel 33:31לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ · before you
    So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
  8. Ezekiel 34:6פְּנֵ֤י · over the face
    My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
  9. Ezekiel 35:2פָּנֶ֖יךָ · your face
    “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
  10. Ezekiel 36:17לְפָנָֽי׃ · before Me
    “Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
  11. Ezekiel 36:31בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם · yourselves
    Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
  12. Ezekiel 37:2פְּנֵ֣י · the floor
    He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
  13. Ezekiel 38:2פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ · your face
    “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
  14. Ezekiel 38:20מִפָּנַ֡י · at My presence; פְּנֵ֣י · the face
    The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
  15. Ezekiel 39:5פְּנֵ֥י · the open field
    You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.
  16. Ezekiel 39:14פְּנֵ֥י
    And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.
  17. Ezekiel 39:23פָּנַ֖י · My face
    And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword.
  18. Ezekiel 39:24פָּנַ֖י · My face
    I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.
  19. Ezekiel 39:29פָּנַ֖י · My face
    And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
  20. Ezekiel 40:6פָּנָיו֙ · facing
    Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
  21. Ezekiel 40:12לִפְנֵ֤י · In front
    In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.
  22. Ezekiel 40:15פְּנֵי֙; לִפְנֵ֕י · the far end of
    And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.
  23. Ezekiel 40:19מִלִּפְנֵי֩ · from the front; לִפְנֵ֨י
    Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.
  24. Ezekiel 40:20פָּנָיו֙ · facing
    He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
  25. Ezekiel 40:22פָּנָ֖יו · facing; לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · opposite them
    Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
  26. Ezekiel 40:26לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם · was opposite them
    Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
  27. Ezekiel 40:44וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם · and facing; פְּנֵ֖י · and facing
    Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.
  28. Ezekiel 40:45פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ · faces
    Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
  29. Ezekiel 40:46פָּנֶ֙יהָ֙ · faces
    …and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”
  30. Ezekiel 40:47לִפְנֵ֥י · in front
    Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.
  31. Ezekiel 41:4פְּנֵ֣י
    Then he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”
  32. Ezekiel 41:12פְּנֵ֨י
    Now the building that faced the temple courtyard on the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, with a length of ninety cubits.
  33. Ezekiel 41:14פְּנֵ֨י · including the front
    The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.
  34. Ezekiel 41:15פְּנֵ֨י
    Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,
  35. Ezekiel 41:18פָּנִ֖ים · faces
    …were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
  36. Ezekiel 41:19וּפְנֵ֨י · the face; וּפְנֵֽי־ · and the face
    …the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple.
  37. Ezekiel 41:21וּפְנֵ֣י · and the [doorframe]
    The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.
  38. Ezekiel 41:22לִפְנֵ֥י · is before
    There was an altar of wood three cubits high and two cubits square. Its corners, base, and sides were of wood. And the man told me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”
  39. Ezekiel 41:25פְּנֵ֥י · the front
    Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.
  40. Ezekiel 42:2פְּנֵי־
    The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide.
  41. Ezekiel 42:3פְּנֵֽי־ · faced
    Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
  42. Ezekiel 42:4וְלִפְנֵ֨י · In front
    In front of the chambers was an inner walkway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. Their doors were on the north.
  43. Ezekiel 42:7פְּנֵ֣י · front
    An outer wall in front of the chambers was fifty cubits long and ran parallel to the chambers and the outer court.
  44. Ezekiel 42:8פְּנֵ֥י
    For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.