What does פָּנִים · אֱלֹהִים mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6440, H430
לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים
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.) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
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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.)
אֱלֹהִיםH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciationʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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פָּנִים · אֱלֹהִים 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, H430?
H6440, H430 is connected to 4,727 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, H430
Lexical occurrences4,727 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
לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים is built from this root: