What does פָּנִים · שָׂדֶה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6440, H7704
עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה
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 field (as flat)
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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.)
שָׂדֶה H7704 a field (as flat)
Pronunciation šādeh
Cultivated or uncultivated land marked by openness and flatness, contrasting enclosed dwellings and urban spaces
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What does עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה (al-penei hassadeh) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · שָׂדֶה 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, H7704?
H6440, H7704 is connected to 2,461 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, H7704
Lexical occurrences 2,461 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 הַשָּׂדֶה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain