פָּנֶה H6440
before, in front of (spatial); face, countenance; before, prior to / formerly; because of, on account of; surface, face of
Senses
1. before, in front of (spatial) — Spatial preposition meaning 'before, in front of, in the presence of' (primarily in the construction lipne / millipne), including directional 'facing, toward the front' and spatial 'from before / away from the presence of', with Arabic amama, Korean ap-e, Swahili mbele ya as cross-linguistic markers. 1870×
AR["أمامَ","أَمامَ","أَمامَ-","أَمَامَ"]·ben["-সামনে","সম্মুখে","সামনে"]·DE["vor","vor-"]·EN["before"]·FR["devant"]·heb["ל-פני"]·HI["आगे","के-सामने","के-सामने-","सामने","साम्हने"]·ID["di-depan","di-hadapan","ke-hadapan"]·IT["davanti","davanti-a"]·jav["wonten-ing-ngajeng","wonten-ing-ngajengipun","wonten-ing-sangajeng","wonten-ing-sangajenging","wonten-ngajeng","wonten-ngarsanipun"]·KO["-앞에","앞-에서","앞에","앞에-","앞에서","앞에서-"]·PT["diante-de","diante-de-"]·RU["перед","перед-лицом","пред","пред-лицом","пред-лицом-"]·ES["ante","delante-de","delante-de-"]·SW["majibu-yako","mbele","mbele-ya","mbele-ya-"]·TR["huzuruna","önünde","önünde-"]·urd["-سامنے","حضور","حضور-","سامنے"]
Gen 27:7, Gen 43:14, Gen 47:18, Exod 6:30, Exod 8:20, Exod 14:19, Exod 27:21, Exod 28:29, Exod 29:23, Exod 29:42, Exod 30:16, Exod 34:34 (+38 more)
2. face, countenance — The literal face of a person or animal, including possessive forms (my face, your face, his/her face, their faces), and extended to mean countenance, appearance, or personal presence. 187×
AR["الوَجهَ","الْوَجْهِ","لِوَجْهٍ","وَجهاً","وَجهٍ","وَجْهاً","وَجْهًا","وَجْهٍ","وَجْهَهُ"]·ben["মুখ","মুখ-সম্পন্ন","মুখকে","মুখে","মুখের","মুখোমুখি"]·DE["Angesicht","von-Angesicht","zu-Angesicht"]·EN["His-face","face","of-face","the-face","to-face"]·FR["de-face","face","à-face"]·heb["ב-פנים","פני","פנים"]·HI["आमने","आमने-","चेहरा","चेहरे","चेहरे-का","चेहरे-की","चेहरे-को","मुख","मुख-अपना","मुखों-वाला","सामने"]·ID["dengan-muka","muka","wajah"]·IT["a-faccia","di-volto","faccia","volto"]·jav["pasuryan","pasuryan,","pasuryaning","praupan","rai"]·KO["얼굴","얼굴-을","얼굴들의","얼굴로","얼굴을","얼굴을-맞대고","에서-얼굴"]·PT["de-rosto","em-face","face","faces","o-rosto","rosto"]·RU["к-лицу","лица","лицо","лицом","лицу","почтения"]·ES["a-cara","cara","en-ella","rostro"]·SW["paּniym","sana","uso","wa-uso","ya-uso"]·TR["yuz","yuzleri","yüz","yüze","yüzleri","yüzü","yüzünü"]·urd["-روبرو","آمنے","آمنے-سامنے","روبرو","چہرہ","چہرے","چہرے-میں","چہرے-والا","چہرے-پر"]
Gen 32:30, Gen 32:30, Exod 33:11, Exod 33:11, Lev 17:10, Lev 20:3, Lev 20:5, Lev 20:6, Lev 26:17, Deut 5:4, Deut 28:50, Deut 31:17 (+38 more)
3. before, prior to / formerly — Temporal use meaning 'before, prior to' (a person or event in time) or adverbially 'formerly, in earlier times, of old' (lephanim), cross-linguistically marked by Arabic qabla/qadiman, Korean jeon-e/ijeon-e, Swahili kabla/zamani, distinct from the spatial 'in front of'. 52×
AR["قَبْلاً","قَبْلَهُ","قَدِيمًا"]·ben["আগে","তাঁর-আগে","তাঁর-পূর্বের","তাঁর-সামনে","তার-আগে।","পূর্বে"]·DE["Angesicht","formerly","frueher","vor-ihn","zu-Angesicht"]·EN["before-him","formerly"]·FR["autrefois","devant-lui","face"]·heb["ל-פני-ו","ל-פניו","ל-פנים","לפניו","לפנים"]·HI["-पहले","उसके-पहले","उससे-पहले","पहले","पहले-उस-के","पहले-उसके","रहते-थे","ल-उससे-पहले"]·ID["dahulu","dahulu-kala","sebelumnya"]·IT["anticamente","davanti-a-lui","faccia","formerly"]·jav["Rumiyin","ngajeng","rumiyin","saderengipun","sakdèrèngipun"]·KO["그-앞에","그의-앞에","에-전에","예전에","이전에","이전에는","전에"]·PT["Antigamente","antes","antes-dele","antigamente","diante-dele"]·RU["до-него","пред-ним","прежде"]·ES["Antiguamente","antes","antes-de-él","antiguamente"]·SW["kabla","kabla-yake","zamani"]·TR["-önünde","eskiden","önce","önceden","öncesinde","öncesindeydi","önünde"]·urd["اُس-سے-پہلے","اُس-سے-پہلے-تھے","پہلے","پہلے-اُس-سے","پہلے-کے-زمانے-میں"]
Exod 10:14, Deut 2:10, Deut 2:12, Deut 2:20, Deut 4:32, Josh 10:14, Josh 11:10, Josh 14:15, Josh 15:15, Judg 1:10, Judg 1:11, Judg 1:23 (+38 more)
4. because of, on account of — Causal preposition meaning 'because of, on account of, due to' (mippene in causal sense), cross-linguistically marked by Arabic bi-sababi, Korean ttaemun-e, Swahili kwa sababu ya, distinct from the spatial 'from before'. 14×
AR["بِسَبَبِ","بِـ-سَبَبِ-","مِن-أَمَامِ","مِن-أَمَامِ-","مِنْ-أَمامِ","مِنْ-أَمَامِ","وَ-مِنْ-أَمَامِ","وَ-مِنْ-وَجْهِ","وَمِنْ-أَمَامِ","وَمِنْ-وَجْهِ"]·ben["-কারণে","-মুখে-","এবং-থেকে-সামনে","এবং-সামনে-","ও-কারণে","ও-সামনে-থেকে","কারণে","কারণে-","সামনে-থেকে"]·DE["und-von-Angesicht-von","und-von-vor","von-vor","wegen"]·EN["and-because-of","and-from-before","and-from-face-of","from-before","from-face-of","from-face-of-"]·FR["de-devant","et-de-face-de","et-von-devant","à-cause-de"]·heb["ו-מ-ל-פני","ו-מ-פני","מ-פני","מ-פני-"]·HI["और-के-कारण","और-सामने-से","और-से-सामने","के-कारण-","मिप्पने","सामने-से","सामने-से-"]·ID["dan-dari-hadapan","dan-di-hadapan","dan-oleh-karena","di-hadapan-","karena","karena-","kepada"]·IT["a-causa-di","da-davanti","e-da-davanti","e-da-faccia-di","e-da-volto-di"]·jav["lan-saking-ngajeng-","lan-saking-ngajeng-ipun","lan-saking-ngajengipun","lan-saking-ngarsaning","lan-saking-ngarsanipun","saking-ngajeng","saking-ngajeng-","saking-ngajengipun"]·KO["-때문에","그리고-때문에-","그리고-로부터-앞-에서","그리고-앞에서","그리고-앞에서-","때문에","앞에서-"]·PT["de-diante-de","de-face-de","e-da-face-de","e-de-diante-de","e-por-causa-de","e-por-causa-de-","por-causa-de"]·RU["и-от-лица","из-за","от-","от-лица","от-лица-","пред","против"]·ES["a-causa-de","de-ante","de-delante-de","por-causa-de","y-de-ante","y-de-delante-de","y-de-presencia-de","y-delante-de","y-por-causa-de"]·SW["kwa-sababu-ya","kwa-sababu-ya-","mbele-ya","mbele-ya-","na-kwa-sababu-ya","na-mbele-ya","wּmiliּpney"]·TR["onunden","onunden-","ve-karşısından","ve-onunden-","ve-yüzünden","ve-önünden-","yüzünden","önünden"]·urd["اور-سامنے","اور-سامنے-سے","اور-کے-سبب-سے","سامنے-سے","سے-سامنے"]
5. surface, face of — The surface or face of a geographic or physical entity such as the earth, waters, or the deep (e.g., 'the face of the ground', 'the face of the deep'), functioning as a spatial/topographic term rather than a body part. 4×
AR["وَجْهَهَا","وَجْهِ-"]·ben["তার-মুখ","মুখ","মুখ-"]·DE["Angesicht","Angesicht-von-","Fläche-"]·EN["and-twists","face-of-","its-surface"]·FR["face","face-de-"]·heb["פני","פניה"]·HI["उसकी-सतह","पने-","मुख-","सतह-उसकी"]·ID["permukaan","permukaannya","wajah"]·IT["faccia","volto-di-"]·jav["lumahing-nipun","pasuryan","sanginggiling"]·KO["그-표면을","그의-면을","앞-을","표면"]·PT["a-face-de-","face-de","sua-face"]·RU["лицо-","лицо-её","поверхность-её"]·ES["faz-de","faz-de-","su-faz","su-superficie"]·SW["uso-wa-","uso-wake","wa"]·TR["yuzunu","yüzünü-"]·urd["اُس-کا-چہرہ","اُس-کی-سطح","سطح-کو","چہرہ-"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
[פָּנֶה] pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. Pr 25:23 and (Ez 21:21 = edge; on 2 S 10:9 v. infr.) f. face, also faces (as turned toward one);—pl. abs. פָּנִים Gn 32:31 +; cstr. פְּנֵי 2 S 14:32 +; sf. 1 s. פָּנַי Gn 43:3 +; 3 ms. פָּנָיו Gn 4:5 +, פָּנֵ֑ימוֹ ψ 11:7 (Köii. 1, 446); 2 mpl. פְּנֵיכֶם Gn 40:7 +, etc.;—usually c. vb. pl., Gn 4:5, 6; Ex 33:14 +; c. vb. sg. La 4:16 (through influence of intervening…