This preposition marks separation, origin, or starting point—both spatial and conceptual. It indicates physical movement away from a place, material something is made from, the source of an action, the cause of a condition, or a portion taken from a whole. Prophetic warnings speak of turning 'from' evil ways; Psalms praise deliverance 'from' enemies. It combines with other prepositions to create complex meanings and introduces comparisons ('more than'). The particle's flexibility makes it essential for expressing relationships of origin, separation, causation, and partition throughout Hebrew Scripture.