What does עָזַז · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?
עָזַז · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a wicked man makes his face strong, acts boldly or shamelessly".
Hebrew · H5810, H6440
הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו
To be stout (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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עָזַזH5810to be stout (literally or figuratively)
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 הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו (he'ez ish rasha befanav) mean in the Bible?
עָזַז · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a wicked man makes his face strong, acts boldly or shamelessly".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5810, H6440?
H5810, H6440 is connected to 2,139 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a wicked man makes his face strong, acts boldly or shamelessly
Source Gloss
a wicked man makes his face strong, acts boldly or shamelessly
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 groups2Aligned forms7
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense5×
ImperfectDan 11:12 · Ps 52:9 · Eccl 7:19 · Ps 89:144×
JussivePs 9:201×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
PerfectProv 7:13 · Prov 21:292×
Word Origins
הֵעֵז אִישׁ רָשָׁע בְּפָנָיו is a primitive root - no further derivation.