What does נָכַר · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
נָכַר · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality".
Hebrew · H5234, H6440
לֹא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים
Properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning) · 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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נָכַר H5234 properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
Pronunciation nākar
Intense scrutiny that leads either to recognition and respect, or deliberate disregard and estrangement.
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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 לֹא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים (lo-takkiru panim) mean in the Bible?
נָכַר · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5234, H6440?
H5234, H6440 is connected to 2,177 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality
Source Gloss
recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 31
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 22×
Imperfect Dan 11:39 · Deut 21:17 · Job 24:17 · Job 34:25 · Ruth 3:14 · Jer 24:5 · Job 4:16 · Deut 1:17 · Deut 16:19 9×
Perfect 2Sam 3:36 · Job 24:13 · Judg 18:3 · Dan 11:39 · Deut 33:9 5×
Participle active Ezra 3:13 · Neh 13:24 · Ps 142:5 3×
Sequential imperfect Gen 31:32 · Gen 37:32 · Gen 38:25 3×
Infinitive absolute Prov 24:23 · Prov 28:21 2×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×
Participle active 1Kgs 14:5 · 1Kgs 14:6 2×
Imperfect Prov 20:11 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 4×
Perfect 1Sam 23:7 · Job 34:19 2×
Imperfect Deut 32:27 · Job 21:29 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Perfect Lam 4:8 1×
Imperfect Prov 26:24 1×
Word Origins
לֹא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain