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)
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 עֹרֶף וְלֹא פָנִים (oref velo panim) mean in the Bible?
עֹרֶף · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "back and not face".
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