Hebrew · H5234, H6440 · unreviewed

לֹא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים

Properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning) · 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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נָכַר H5234 properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
Pronunciation nākar
Intense scrutiny that leads either to recognition and respect, or deliberate disregard and estrangement.
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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 לֹא־תַכִּירוּ פָנִים (lo-takkiru panim) mean in the Bible?

נָכַר · פָּנִים is a Hebrew word meaning "recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality".

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Meaning

recognize faces; show favoritism or partiality
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 22×
Imperfect Dan 11:39 · Deut 21:17 · Job 24:17 · Job 34:25 · Ruth 3:14 · Jer 24:5 · Job 4:16 · Deut 1:17 · Deut 16:19
Perfect 2Sam 3:36 · Job 24:13 · Judg 18:3 · Dan 11:39 · Deut 33:9
Participle active Ezra 3:13 · Neh 13:24 · Ps 142:5
Sequential imperfect Gen 31:32 · Gen 37:32 · Gen 38:25
Infinitive absolute Prov 24:23 · Prov 28:21
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others
Participle active 1Kgs 14:5 · 1Kgs 14:6
Imperfect Prov 20:11
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect 1Sam 23:7 · Job 34:19
Imperfect Deut 32:27 · Job 21:29
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Lam 4:8
Imperfect Prov 26:24
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