What does פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's face or presence turned toward or against".
Hebrew · H6440, H3068
פְּנֵי יְהוָה
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.) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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.)
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does פְּנֵי יְהוָה (penei YHWH) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's face or presence turned toward or against".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6440, H3068?
H6440, H3068 is connected to 8,648 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the LORD's face or presence turned toward or against
Strong's H6440, H3068
Lexical occurrences 8,648 verses Source Gloss
the LORD's face or presence turned toward or against
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פְּנֵי יְהוָה is built from this root:
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