What does לֶחֶם · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
לֶחֶם · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bread of the Presence, bread of the face".
Hebrew · H3899, H6440
לֶחֶם פָּנִים
Food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · 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.)
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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
Pronunciation leḥem
Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.
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פָּנִים H6440 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.)
What does לֶחֶם פָּנִים (lechem panim) mean in the Bible?
לֶחֶם · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "bread of the Presence, bread of the face".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3899, H6440?
H3899, H6440 is connected to 2,426 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. bread of the Presence, bread of the face
Strong's H3899, H6440
Lexical occurrences 2,426 verses Source Gloss
bread of the Presence, bread of the face
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֶחֶם פָּנִים is built from these roots:
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