What does פָּנִים · כֹּל · עַם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6440, H3605, H5971
עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָעָם
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.) · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
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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.)
כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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What does עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָעָם (ʿal-pĕnê ḵol-hāʿām) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · כֹּל · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6440, H3605, H5971?
H6440, H3605, H5971 is connected to 9,414 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. 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.)
Strong's H6440, H3605, H5971
Lexical occurrences 9,414 verses Source Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָעָם is built from this root:
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