פָּנִים (pânîym) — Accept

Hebrew word study: פָּנִים (pânîym), Strong's H6440. the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as

HebrewStrong's H6440
Quick definition
Hebrew word
פָּנִים (pânîym)
Pronounced: paw-neem'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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.)

Word study
Derivation: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from H6437 (פָּנָה));

KJV translation words: [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.

Where this word appears

Strong's H6440 is tagged on 2,123 words in 1,887 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

to before ×588the face of ×156to before you ×126to before him ×89from before ×87the surface of ×80face his ×74face my ×72from because of ×71to before me ×68face your ×62to before them ×48

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

לִפְנֵי ×596פְּנֵי ×266מִפְּנֵי ×182לְפָנָיו ×115לְפָנֶיךָ ×105פָּנָיו ×81לִפְנֵיהֶם ×54לְפָנַי ×49פָּנֶיךָ ×47פָּנִים ×39

Books where it appears most

Ezekiel ×155Genesis ×141Deuteronomy ×132Psalms ×129Exodus ×128Jeremiah ×128Numbers ×1192 Chronicles ×119

Verses (first 25 of 1887)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H6437 פָּנָה (pânâh).

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3942 לִפְנַי (liphnay), H6441 פְּנִימָה (pᵉnîymâh), H6442 פְּנִימִי (pᵉnîymîy).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does pânîym (H6440) mean?

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.).

How is H6440 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H6440 as: [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..

How often does פָּנִים (pânîym) appear?

Strong's H6440 is tagged on 2,123 words in 1,887 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:2 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.