לְפָנַי תַּעֲמֹד
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.) · to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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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.)
עָמַד H5975 to stand , in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
What does לְפָנַי תַּעֲמֹד (lefanai taamod) mean in the Bible?
פָּנִים · עָמַד is a Hebrew word meaning "stand before me in service".
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