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. Leviticus 19:15פְּנֵ֣י
    You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
  2. Leviticus 19:22לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.
  3. Leviticus 19:32מִפְּנֵ֤י · in the presence; פְּנֵ֣י
    You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
  4. Leviticus 20:3פָּנַי֙ · My face
    And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
  5. Leviticus 20:5פָּנַ֛י · My face
    …then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
  6. Leviticus 20:6פָּנַי֙ · My face
    Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
  7. Leviticus 20:23מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם · before you
    You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
  8. Leviticus 22:3מִלְּפָנַ֖י · from My presence
    Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
  9. Leviticus 23:11לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
  10. Leviticus 23:20לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
  11. Leviticus 23:28לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    On this day you are not to do any work, for it is the Day of Atonement, when atonement is made for you before the LORD your God.
  12. Leviticus 23:40לִפְנֵ֛י · before
    On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
  13. Leviticus 24:3לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.
  14. Leviticus 24:4לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
  15. Leviticus 24:6לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    …and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.
  16. Leviticus 24:8לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.
  17. Leviticus 26:7לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם · before you
    You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
  18. Leviticus 26:8לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם · before you
    Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
  19. Leviticus 26:10מִפְּנֵ֥י · to make room for
    You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.
  20. Leviticus 26:17פָנַי֙ · My face; לִפְנֵ֣י · by
    And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
  21. Leviticus 26:37כְּמִפְּנֵי־ · as before; לִפְנֵ֖י · against
    They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.
  22. Leviticus 27:8לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
  23. Leviticus 27:11לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.
  24. Numbers 3:4לִפְנֵ֣י · in the presence of; לִפְנֵ֤י · before; פְּנֵ֖י · the lifetime
    Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
  25. Numbers 3:6לִפְנֵ֖י · to
    “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
  26. Numbers 3:7לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
  27. Numbers 3:38לִפְנֵ֣י; לִפְנֵי֩ · before
    Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
  28. Numbers 4:7הַפָּנִ֗ים · of the Presence
    Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
  29. Numbers 5:16לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD.
  30. Numbers 5:18לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
  31. Numbers 5:25לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
  32. Numbers 5:30לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    …or when a feeling of jealousy comes over a husband and he suspects his wife. He is to have the woman stand before the LORD, and the priest is to apply to her this entire law.
  33. Numbers 6:16לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.
  34. Numbers 6:20לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
  35. Numbers 6:25פָּנָ֛יו · cause His face
    …may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
  36. Numbers 6:26פָּנָיו֙ · His countenance
    …may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’
  37. Numbers 7:3לִפְנֵ֣י · before; לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
  38. Numbers 7:10לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
  39. Numbers 8:2פְּנֵ֣י
    “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
  40. Numbers 8:3פְּנֵ֣י · facing
    And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  41. Numbers 8:9לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    Bring the Levites before the Tent of Meeting and assemble the whole congregation of Israel.
  42. Numbers 8:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
  43. Numbers 8:11לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the sons of Israel, so that they may perform the service of the LORD.