לִ/פְנֵי

𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉

pânîym

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

Proverbs 18:12 · Word #1

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 HR/Ncbpc 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 Translation H6440-28

to the face of

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ + noun פָּנִים (common, plural of extension, construct state); functions prepositionally with following noun.
Rendering RationaleThe form לִפְנֵי consists of the preposition לְ ("to, toward") prefixed to the construct plural of פָּנִים ("face, surface, presence"). "To the face of" preserves both the directional prefix and the root idea of what is turned outward or faced.

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