What does נָצַב · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
נָצַב · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to establish or place before the face/presence".
Hebrew · H5324, H6440
וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ
To station , in various applications (literally or figuratively) · 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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נָצַבH5324to station , in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationnāṣab
To take a firm, visible stand—whether physically stationed or figuratively positioned with authority or permanence.
Open lexicon entry →פָּנִיםH6440the 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 וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ (vatatsiveni lefanekha) mean in the Bible?
נָצַב · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to establish or place before the face/presence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5324, H6440?
H5324, H6440 is connected to 2,202 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to establish or place before the face/presence
Source Gloss
to establish or place before the face/presence
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 groups3Aligned forms44
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action34×
Participle active1Kgs 4:7 · 1Kgs 22:48 · 1Sam 19:20 · 1Sam 22:6 · 1Sam 22:9 · 2Sam 13:31 · Amos 7:7 · Amos 9:1 · Deut 29:9 · Exod 5:20 · Exod 17:9 · Exod 18:14 · Gen 18:2 · Gen 24:13 · Gen 24:43 · Gen 28:1330×
PerfectGen 37:7 · Prov 8:2 · Ps 45:10 · Exod 15:84×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action8×
PerfectGen 21:29 · Ps 74:17 · 1Kgs 16:34 · Jer 5:264×
ImperfectDeut 32:8 · Josh 6:262×
Participle active1Sam 15:121×
Sequential imperfectJer 31:211×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action2×
Participle passiveGen 28:12 · Judg 9:62×
Word Origins
וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ is a primitive root - no further derivation.