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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. Numbers 8:13לִפְנֵ֥י · before; וְלִפְנֵ֣י
    You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.
  2. Numbers 8:21לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD. Aaron also made atonement for them to cleanse them.
  3. Numbers 8:22לִפְנֵ֥י · in the presence; וְלִפְנֵ֣י
    After that, the Levites came to perform their service at the Tent of Meeting in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Thus they did with the Levites just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  4. Numbers 9:6לִפְנֵ֥י · before; וְלִפְנֵ֥י
    But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day
  5. Numbers 10:9לִפְנֵי֙ · before
    When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
  6. Numbers 10:10לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”
  7. Numbers 10:33לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם · ahead of them
    So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
  8. Numbers 10:35מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃ · before You
    Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
  9. Numbers 11:20לְפָנָיו֙ · before Him
    …but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
  10. Numbers 11:31פְּנֵ֥י · the surface
    Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp.
  11. Numbers 12:3פְּנֵ֥י · the face
    Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
  12. Numbers 12:14בְּפָנֶ֔יהָ · in her face
    But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
  13. Numbers 13:22לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
  14. Numbers 14:5פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם · facedown; לִפְנֵ֕י · before
    Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.
  15. Numbers 14:14לִפְנֵיהֶם֙ · before them
    And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
  16. Numbers 14:37לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    …those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.
  17. Numbers 14:42לִפְנֵ֖י · by
    Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.
  18. Numbers 14:43לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם · will face you
    For there the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.”
  19. Numbers 15:15לִפְנֵ֥י · the same before
    The assembly is to have the same statute both for you and for the foreign resident; it is a permanent statute for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD.
  20. Numbers 15:25לִפְנֵ֥י · [presented] before
    The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.
  21. Numbers 15:28לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.
  22. Numbers 16:2לִפְנֵ֣י · against
    …a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
  23. Numbers 16:4פָּנָֽיו׃
    When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.
  24. Numbers 16:7לִפְנֵ֤י · in the presence
    …and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
  25. Numbers 16:9לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
  26. Numbers 16:16לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.
  27. Numbers 16:17לִפְנֵ֤י · before
    Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”
  28. Numbers 16:22פְּנֵיהֶם֙
    But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
  29. Numbers 16:38לִפְנֵֽי־ · before
    As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
  30. Numbers 16:40לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    …just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
  31. Numbers 16:43פְּנֵ֖י · the front
    Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Tent of Meeting,
  32. Numbers 16:45פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃
    “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
  33. Numbers 16:46מִלִּפְנֵ֥י · out from
    Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
  34. Numbers 17:4לִפְנֵי֙ · in front of
    Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.
  35. Numbers 17:7לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
  36. Numbers 17:9מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · presence
    Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
  37. Numbers 17:10לִפְנֵ֣י · {back} in front of
    The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
  38. Numbers 18:2לִפְנֵ֖י · before
    But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
  39. Numbers 18:19לִפְנֵ֣י · before
    All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
  40. Numbers 19:3לְפָנָֽיו׃ · in his presence
    Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
  41. Numbers 19:4פְּנֵ֧י · the front
    Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
  42. Numbers 19:16פְּנֵ֣י · the open field
    Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
  43. Numbers 20:3לִפְנֵ֥י · before
    The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!
  44. Numbers 20:6מִפְּנֵ֣י · from the presence; פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם
    Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
  45. Numbers 20:9מִלִּפְנֵ֣י · presence
    So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.