פָּנָֽ/יַ

𐤐𐤍/𐤉

pânîym

me

Surface of the face, appearance, presence; in physical contexts refers to the literal face or outward surface of a person, animal, or object. In figurative and extended usage, denotes countenance, appearance, or the presence of a person or a deity. Also functions as a preposition (often with prefix לְ, אֶל, עַל, בְּ, or מִן), meaning 'before', 'in front of', 'in the presence of', 'from', or indicating position, movement, or orientation relative to something else.

H6440

Deuteronomy 5:7 · Word #7

Lexicon H6440

Lemmaפָּנִים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationpânîym
Strong'sH6440
DefinitionSurface of the face, appearance, presence; in physical contexts refers to the literal face or outward surface of a person, animal, or object. In figurative and extended usage, denotes countenance, appearance, or the presence of a person or a deity. Also functions as a preposition (often with prefix לְ, אֶל, עַל, בְּ, or מִן), meaning 'before', 'in front of', 'in the presence of', 'from', or indicating position, movement, or orientation relative to something else.

Morphology HNcbpc/Sp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phraseme

SIBI-P1 Translation H6440-49

my face

Morphological NotesCommon noun, plural of extension, construct state + 1cs suffix ("my"); grammatically plural but typically singular in sense.
Rendering RationaleThe noun פָּנִים derives from the root פנה (“to turn/face”) and denotes the outward-facing surface or presence. In construct plural with a 1st person singular suffix, it literally means “faces of me,” idiomatically functioning as the singular “my face.”

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