פָּנִים
pânîym · paw-neem'
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.)
Lexicon
Derivation: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from H6437 (פָּנָה));
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.)
- 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.)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To speak, the word of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּנִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2127 occurrences · 2127 OT · 0 NT · 404 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- before821 · 63%
- from before64 · 5%
- because52 · 4%
- his face37 · 3%
- my face36 · 3%
- thy face29 · 2%
- the face23 · 2%
- from23 · 2%
- and before22 · 2%
- it before22 · 2%
- upon the face17 · 1%
- them before17 · 1%
- of17 · 1%
- face16 · 1%
- from the presence15 · 1%
- upon13 · 1%
- for12 · 1%
- that is before11 · 1%
- their faces11 · 1%
- that was before10 · 1%
- at the presence9 · 1%
- from the face9 · 1%
- by reason8 · 1%
- which is before8 · 1%
- in the presence8 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
- Genesis141
- Exodus128
- Leviticus107
- Numbers119
- Deuteronomy132
- Joshua91
- Judges46
- Ruth2
- 1 Samuel98
- 2 Samuel73
- 1 Kings101
- 2 Kings73
- 1 Chronicles63
- 2 Chronicles119
- Ezra10
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.