לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ

𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊

lefaneykha

before you

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from 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.); [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.

H6440

Genesis 13:9 · Word #4

Lexicon H6440

Lemmaפָּנִים
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationpânîym
Strong'sH6440
In-contextbefore you

Morphology HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms 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

SIBI-P1 H6440-25

to your faces

Morphological NotesHR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms: Hebrew preposition + noun common plural bound construct + pronominal suffix 2nd person masculine singular; פָּנִים is morphologically plural but functions semantically as singular for 'face'.
Rendering Rationale'To your faces' preserves the literal meaning of לפניך as 'to/toward the face(s) of you' (2ms), reflecting the core root idea of 'turning' or 'facing toward'; it maintains the plural construct form (Ncbpc) treated as singular in usage, the preposition לְ (to/for), and the 2ms suffix ךָ ('your' masculine singular). This avoids abstract 'before you' to highlight the anatomical/relational imagery of פָּנִים.

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AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root פנה (face, turn, front, presence, direction)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6442-01 bapenimi in the inner (part)
H6440-01 befanay to-my-face
H6440-02 befanayv before his face

Word Usage (2127 occurrences of H6440)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:2 פְּנֵ֣י peney the surface of
Genesis 1:2 פְּנֵ֥י peney-2 the surface of
Genesis 1:20 פְּנֵ֖י peney the face of