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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. Daniel 10:15פָנַ֛י · my face
    While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.
  2. Daniel 11:16לְפָנָ֑יו · against him
    The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
  3. Daniel 11:17פָּ֠נָיו
    He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
  4. Daniel 11:18פָּנָ֛יו · his face
    Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
  5. Daniel 11:19פָּנָ֔יו · After this, he will turn back
    After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
  6. Daniel 11:22מִלְּפָנָ֖יו · before him
    Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.
  7. Hosea 2:2מִפָּנֶ֔יה · from her face
    Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.
  8. Hosea 5:5בְּפָנָ֑יו · against them
    Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
  9. Hosea 5:15פָנָ֑י · My face
    Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  10. Hosea 6:2לְפָנָֽיו׃ · in His presence
    After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
  11. Hosea 7:2פָּנַ֖י · My face
    But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
  12. Hosea 7:10בְּפָנָ֑יו · against them
    Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
  13. Hosea 10:7פְּנֵי־ · the surface
    Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.
  14. Hosea 10:15מִפְּנֵ֖י · because of
    Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.
  15. Hosea 11:2מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם · from Me
    But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
  16. Joel 2:3לְפָנָיו֙ · Before them; לְפָנָ֗יו · before them
    Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.
  17. Joel 2:6מִפָּנָ֖יו · before them; פָּנִ֖ים · face
    Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
  18. Joel 2:10לְפָנָיו֙ · Before them
    Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
  19. Joel 2:11לִפְנֵ֣י · in the presence
    The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
  20. Joel 2:20פָּנָ֗יו · its front
    The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
  21. Joel 2:31לִפְנֵ֗י · before
    The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
  22. Amos 1:1לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
  23. Amos 2:9מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם · before them
    Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
  24. Amos 5:8פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth—the LORD is His name—
  25. Amos 5:19מִפְּנֵ֣י · from
    It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
  26. Amos 9:4לִפְנֵ֣י · by
    Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
  27. Amos 9:6פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
  28. Amos 9:8פְּנֵ֣י · the face
    Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.
  29. Jonah 1:2לְפָנָֽי׃ · before Me
    “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
  30. Jonah 1:3מִלִּפְנֵ֖י · away from the presence; מִלִּפְנֵ֖י · away from the presence
    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
  31. Jonah 1:10מִלִּפְנֵ֤י · from the presence
    Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
  32. Micah 1:4מִפְּנֵ֣י · before
    The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
  33. Micah 2:13לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם · before them; לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם · before them
    One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
  34. Micah 3:4פָּנָ֤יו · His face
    Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
  35. Micah 6:4לְפָנֶ֔יךָ · before you
    For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
  36. Nahum 1:5מִפָּנָ֔יו · at His presence
    The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
  37. Nahum 1:6לִפְנֵ֤י · can withstand
    Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
  38. Nahum 2:1פָּנַ֖יִךְ · you, [O Nineveh]
    One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
  39. Nahum 2:10וּפְנֵ֥י · face
    She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  40. Nahum 3:5פָּנָ֑יִךְ · your face
    “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms.
  41. Habakkuk 1:9פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם · their hordes
    All of them come bent on violence; their hordes advance like the east wind; they gather prisoners like sand.
  42. Habakkuk 2:20מִפָּנָ֖יו · before Him
    But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
  43. Habakkuk 3:5לְפָנָ֖יו · before Him
    Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
  44. Zephaniah 1:2פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
  45. Zephaniah 1:3פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.
  46. Zephaniah 1:7מִפְּנֵ֖י · in the presence
    Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.