What does פָּנִים · קֹדֶשׁ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6440, H6944
מֵאֵת פְּנֵי־הַקֹּדֶשׁ
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.) · a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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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.)
קֹדֶשׁ H6944 a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
Pronunciation qōdeš
Sanctity defined by separateness from the profane; God's realm intrinsically set apart and demanding human reverence.
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What does מֵאֵת פְּנֵי־הַקֹּדֶשׁ (mēʾēṯ pĕnê-haqqōḏeš) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · קֹדֶשׁ 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, H6944?
H6440, H6944 is connected to 2,594 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, H6944
Lexical occurrences 2,594 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
מֵאֵת פְּנֵי־הַקֹּדֶשׁ is built from this root:
Sources
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