פָנִ֛ים

𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌

fanim

face

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

Isaiah 59:2 · Word #11

Lexicon H6440

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

Morphology HNcbpa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6440-14

faces

Rootפנה (p-n-h)
Core Meaningsturn, face, direction, presence, forefront
Semantic RangeLiteral face(s), presence, countenance, surface, forefront, before/against (with preposition), anger (fallen faces), favor, sight, person; extended to time (beforetime), direction (in front of), and relational states.
Conceptual SignificanceRepresents divine-human encounter ('seek my face'), judgment (hiding face), favor (lifting face), and relational orientation to God; central to themes of presence, turning/repentance, and covenantal proximity in biblical theology.
Morphological NotesHNcbpa: Noun, common gender, bound form, plural, absolute state; dual/plural construct frequently used idiomatically as singular for 'face' or prepositional phrases.
Rendering RationaleThe form פָנִים is a masculine noun in the common-bound plural absolute state (HNcbpa), always construed as singular in usage, denoting the face(s) as the turning part; 'faces' preserves this plural morphology while reflecting the root's core idea of turning or facing, used literally and figuratively for presence or direction without added suffixes.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6440-01 befanay to-my-face
H6440-02 befanayv before his face
H6440-03 befaneyha before her 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
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