Hebrew · H7200, H6440, H3068, H7387

לֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה רֵיקָם

To see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) · 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 · emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly

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רָאָה H7200 to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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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.)

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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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רֵיקָם H7387 emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly

Pronunciation rēyqām

Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.

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What does לֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה רֵיקָם (lo yera'u et peney YHWH reqam) mean in the Bible?

רָאָה · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה · רֵיקָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "They shall not appear before the face of the LORD empty-handed — the pilgrimage covenant-posture".

Full entry for לֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה רֵיקָם (H7200, H6440, H3068, H7387) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does רָאָה · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה · רֵיקָם mean in the Bible?

רָאָה · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה · רֵיקָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "They shall not appear before the face of the LORD empty-handed — the pilgrimage covenant-posture".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7200, H6440, H3068, H7387?

H7200, H6440, H3068, H7387 is connected to 9,978 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. They shall not appear before the face of the LORD empty-handed — the pilgrimage covenant-posture

Strong's H7200, H6440, H3068, H7387

Lexical occurrences 9,978 verses Word forms 6 forms 594 references

Source Gloss

They shall not appear before the face of the LORD empty-handed — the pilgrimage covenant-posture

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 6 Aligned forms 594

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 527×

Perfect 1Chr 29:17 · 1Kgs 22:17 · 1Kgs 22:19 · 1Sam 9:16 · 1Sam 13:11 · 1Sam 16:1 · 1Sam 16:18 · 1Sam 22:9 · 1Sam 25:25 · 1Sam 28:13 · 2Chr 18:16 · 2Chr 18:18 · 2Kgs 9:26 · 2Kgs 20:5 · 2Sam 18:10 · 2Sam 18:29 225×

Imperfect 1Chr 12:18 · 1Sam 16:7 · 2Sam 14:24 · 2Sam 16:12 · Dan 1:10 · Deut 1:35 · Deut 23:15 · Deut 32:36 · Exod 5:21 · Ezek 12:12 · Ezek 12:13 · Ezek 32:31 · Ezek 33:6 · Gen 22:8 · Gen 22:14 · Isa 6:10 150×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 21:12 · 1Chr 21:23 · 1Chr 28:10 · 1Kgs 12:16 · 1Sam 24:12 · 1Sam 26:16 · 2Chr 10:16 · 2Sam 7:2 · 2Sam 15:3 · 2Sam 24:22 · Deut 1:8 · Deut 1:21 · Deut 2:24 · Deut 2:31 · Deut 4:5 · Deut 11:26 75×

Participle active 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 22:25 · 1Sam 26:12 · 2Chr 7:3 · 2Chr 18:24 · 2Chr 29:8 · 2Chr 30:7 · 2Kgs 2:12 · 2Kgs 2:19 · 2Kgs 7:2 · 2Kgs 7:19 · 2Kgs 9:17 · 2Kgs 23:17 · 2Sam 18:27 · 2Sam 24:3 · Amos 7:8 55×

Jussive 2Chr 24:22 · Gen 41:33 · Job 3:9 · Job 20:17 · Obad 1:12 · Obad 1:13 · Prov 23:31 7×

Infinitive construct 1Sam 17:28 · Exod 10:28 · Exod 10:29 · Gen 48:11 · Num 11:15 · Num 35:23 6×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 1:11 · Exod 3:7 · Gen 26:28 · Isa 6:9 · Isa 42:20 5×

Cohortative 2Sam 14:32 · Gen 21:16 · Jer 20:12 · Song 7:13 4×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 52×

Perfect 1Kgs 3:5 · 1Kgs 9:2 · 1Kgs 10:12 · 2Chr 1:7 · 2Chr 3:1 · Dan 1:15 · Dan 8:1 · Exod 3:16 · Exod 4:1 · Exod 4:5 · Exod 16:10 · Ezek 10:1 · Gen 48:3 · Isa 16:12 · Jer 31:3 · Judg 13:10 26×

Imperfect Deut 16:4 · Deut 16:16 · Exod 13:7 · Exod 23:17 · Exod 34:23 · Gen 22:14 · Isa 60:2 · Judg 5:8 · Ps 84:8 · Ps 90:16 · Zech 9:14 · 1Kgs 8:8 · 2Chr 5:9 · Exod 23:15 · Exod 33:23 · Exod 34:20 22×

Participle passive 1Kgs 6:18 1×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 18:1 1×

Jussive Exod 34:3 1×

Infinitive construct Lev 13:14 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 8×

Perfect Exod 27:8 · Gen 41:28 · Gen 48:11 · Num 8:4 · Ps 60:5 5×

Participle active Exod 25:9 · Ezek 40:4 2×

Imperfect Isa 30:30 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×

Perfect Deut 4:35 · Exod 26:30 2×

Participle passive Exod 25:40 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×

Imperfect 2Kgs 14:8 · Gen 42:1 2×

Cohortative 2Chr 25:17 1×

Qal passive 1×

Perfect Job 33:21 1×

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