Hebrew · H5324, H6440 · unreviewed

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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נָצַב H5324 to station , in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nāṣab
To take a firm, visible stand—whether physically stationed or figuratively positioned with authority or permanence.
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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 וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ (vatatsiveni lefanekha) mean in the Bible?

נָצַב · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "to establish or place before the face/presence".

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Meaning

to establish or place before the face/presence
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 34×
Participle active 1Kgs 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 28:13 30×
Perfect Gen 37:7 · Prov 8:2 · Ps 45:10 · Exod 15:8
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Perfect Gen 21:29 · Ps 74:17 · 1Kgs 16:34 · Jer 5:26
Imperfect Deut 32:8 · Josh 6:26
Participle active 1Sam 15:12
Sequential imperfect Jer 31:21
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Participle passive Gen 28:12 · Judg 9:6
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