Hebrew · H6440, H4427, H4428, H1121, H3478

לִפְנֵי מְלָךְ־מֶלֶךְ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

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.) · to reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel · a king · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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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.)
מָלַךְ H4427 to reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
Pronunciation malak
Kingship involves both accession to throne and the ongoing exercise of sovereign judgment and counsel.
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מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
Pronunciation melek
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

What does לִפְנֵי מְלָךְ־מֶלֶךְ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (lifnei melakh-melekh livnei Yisra'el) mean in the Bible?

פָּנִים · מָלַךְ · מֶלֶךְ · בֵּן · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "before any king reigned over the Israelites".

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What does פָּנִים · מָלַךְ · מֶלֶךְ · בֵּן · יִשְׂרָאֵל mean in the Bible?

פָּנִים · מָלַךְ · מֶלֶךְ · בֵּן · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "before any king reigned over the Israelites".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6440, H4427, H4428, H1121, H3478?

H6440, H4427, H4428, H1121, H3478 is connected to 12,453 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. before any king reigned over the Israelites

Strong's H6440, H4427, H4428, H1121, H3478
Lexical occurrences 12,453 verses

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before any king reigned over the Israelites
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