Know the Word.

Hebrew word

pânîym

paw-neem'

פָּנִים

What it means

the face

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.)

Where it comes from

plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from pânâh (פָּנָה))

How the King James translates it

  • before1104
  • face298
  • presence66
  • because65
  • faces58
  • sight36
  • from24
  • countenance23

Every place it appears 1939

Song of Solomon7:48:12
Jonah1:31:10
Habakkuk1:93:5
Zephaniah1:21:31:7
Haggai1:122:14