Hebrew · H6203, H6440

עֹרֶף וְלֹא פָנִים

The nape or back of the neck (as declining ); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative) · 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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עֹרֶף H6203 the nape or back of the neck (as declining ); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)

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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.)

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What does עֹרֶף וְלֹא פָנִים (oref velo panim) mean in the Bible?

עֹרֶף · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "back and not face".

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What does עֹרֶף · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?

עֹרֶף · פָּנִים is a Hebrew phrase meaning "back and not face".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6203, H6440?

H6203, H6440 is connected to 2,160 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. back and not face

Strong's H6203, H6440

Lexical occurrences 2,160 verses

Source Gloss

back and not face

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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