Quick Definition
face: before
Strong's Definition
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.)
Derivation: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from H6437 (פָּנָה));
KJV Usage: [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.
TWOT Reference: 1782a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: before/to/front
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פָּנֶה / פָּנִים
pâný̂ym / pâneh
BDB Definition:
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adverb of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with preposition
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6437
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1782a
Total KJV Occurrences: 1977
Bible Occurrences (1890)
1:2
1:20
1:29
2:6
3:8
4:5
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4:14
4:16
6:1
6:7
6:11
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7:1
7:3
7:4
7:7
7:18
7:23
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8:13
9:23
10:9
11:4
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11:9
11:28
13:9
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16:12
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18:22
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19:27
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24:7
24:12
24:33
24:40
24:51
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25:18
27:7
27:10
27:20
27:30
27:46
29:26
30:30
30:33
30:40
31:2
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32:3
32:16
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33:3
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35:1
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36:6
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36:31
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9:30
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10:14
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16:14
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20:3
20:20
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40:26
1:3
1:5
1:11
3:1
3:7
3:8
3:12
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4:4
4:6
4:7
4:14
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4:18
4:24
6:7
6:14
6:25
7:30
8:9
8:26
8:27
8:29
9:2
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9:5
9:21
9:24
10:1
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15:30
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27:11
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3:7
3:38
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5:16
5:18
5:25
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6:16
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7:10
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12:3
12:14
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17:7
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20:3
20:6
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22:33
23:28
24:1
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27:2
27:5
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24:13
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6:9
6:13
6:26
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7:5
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10:10
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11:10
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13:6
13:25
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18:1
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18:8
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20:9
21:44
22:27
22:29
23:3
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7:9
7:15
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23:27
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24:20
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1:12
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2:21
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3:9
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9:3
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2:27
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4:26
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7:12
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7:24
8:2
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9:13
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13:26
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23:39
24:1
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3:9
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