What does פָּנִים · כֹּל · עַם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6440, H3605, H5971
עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָעָם
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.) · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
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פָּנִיםH6440the 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.)
כֹּלH3605properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciationkōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
Open lexicon entry →עַםH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciationam
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
Open lexicon entry →What does עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָעָם (ʿal-pĕnê ḵol-hāʿām) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · כֹּל · עַם 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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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6440, H3605, H5971?
H6440, H3605, H5971 is connected to 9,414 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'sH6440, H3605, H5971
Lexical occurrences9,414 versesSource 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 כָל־הָעָם is built from this root: