Hebrew · H215, H6440 · unreviewed

הָאִירָה פָנֶיךָ

To be (causative, make ) luminous (literally and metaphorically) · 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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אוֹר H215 to be (causative, make ) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
Pronunciation ha'irah
Light as revelation: illuminating darkness both physically and morally, revealing truth and divine guidance.
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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.)

What does הָאִירָה פָנֶיךָ (ha'irah panekha) mean in the Bible?

אוֹר · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "cause your face to shine".

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Meaning

cause your face to shine
Grammatical Forms

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

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 19×
Imperfect Ezek 32:7 · Isa 60:19 · Job 41:24 · Ps 119:130 · Ps 139:12 · Eccl 8:1 · Mal 1:10 · Num 8:2 · Ps 18:29
Participle active Isa 27:11 · Prov 29:13 · Ps 19:9
Perfect Ps 77:19 · Ps 97:4 · Ezek 43:2
Jussive Num 6:25 · Ps 67:2
Sequential imperfect Ps 80:20 · Ps 119:135
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect 1Sam 14:29 · Gen 44:3
Sequential imperfect Isa 60:1
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active Ps 76:5
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