What does פָּנִים · πρόσωπον mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · πρόσωπον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to direct determined action toward something".
Hebrew · H6440, G4383
שִׂים פָּנִים
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.) · face
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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.)
πρόσωπον G4383 face
Pronunciation prósōpon
Face or presence; idiomatically means personal appearance, condition, or showing favoritism based on external circumstances.
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What does שִׂים פָּנִים (sim panim) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · πρόσωπον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to direct determined action toward something".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6440, G4383?
H6440, G4383 is connected to 2,127 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to direct determined action toward something
Strong's H6440, G4383
Lexical occurrences 2,127 verses Source Gloss
to direct determined action toward something
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂים פָּנִים is built from this root:
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