Strong's #6440: paniym (pronounced paw-neem')
plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437); 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.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
ּ / ּ
pânı̂ym / pâneh
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
Relation: from H6437
Usage:
This word is used 2119 times:
1 Samuel 26:1: "hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?"
1 Samuel 26:3: "in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way."
1 Samuel 26:19: "of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day"
1 Samuel 26:20: "fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king"
1 Samuel 28:22: "and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when"
1 Samuel 28:25: "And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away"
1 Samuel 28:25: "And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away"
1 Samuel 29:8: "so long as I have been with thee unto this day,"
1 Samuel 30:16: "And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating"
1 Samuel 30:20: "the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This"
1 Samuel 31:1: "and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain"
2 Samuel 2:14: "now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise."
2 Samuel 2:17: "and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David."
2 Samuel 2:22: "should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?"
2 Samuel 2:24: "the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness"
2 Samuel 3:13: "thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first"
2 Samuel 3:13: "see my face, except thou first bring"
2 Samuel 3:13: "Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face."
2 Samuel 3:31: "and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed"
2 Samuel 3:34: "into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all"
2 Samuel 3:35: "I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down."
2 Samuel 5:3: "made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David"
2 Samuel 5:20: "hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore"
2 Samuel 5:24: "then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines."
2 Samuel 6:4: "the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark."
2 Samuel 6:5: "the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood,"
2 Samuel 6:14: "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded"
2 Samuel 6:16: "David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart."
2 Samuel 6:17: "offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD."
2 Samuel 6:21: "said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father,"
2 Samuel 6:21: "the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD."
2 Samuel 7:9: "and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great"
2 Samuel 7:15: "it from Saul, whom I put away before"
2 Samuel 7:16: "and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established"
2 Samuel 7:18: "king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I,"
2 Samuel 7:23: "for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst"
2 Samuel 7:26: "of thy servant David be established before"
2 Samuel 7:29: "of thy servant, that it may continue forever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD,"
2 Samuel 9:6: "David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth."
2 Samuel 10:9: "When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before"
2 Samuel 10:9: "of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose"
2 Samuel 10:13: "him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before"
2 Samuel 10:14: "the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city."
2 Samuel 10:15: "saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together."
2 Samuel 10:16: "and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before"
2 Samuel 10:18: "And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven"
2 Samuel 10:19: "saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel,"
2 Samuel 11:11: "of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into"
2 Samuel 11:13: "had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie"
2 Samuel 11:15: "ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire"
