2 Chronicles 20:3:42 Chr.20.3.W4TAB
אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו
etpanaiv
“his face”
- Transliteration
- et-pa-NAIV
- Extended
- eht-paa-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.paːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-pa-NAIV
- clause
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH va-yik-RA-TSOM al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The construct panav + lidrosh {פָּנָ֖יו לִדְר֣וֹשׁ | pānāw + li·drōš} uses the noun ‘face’ in construct to signal resolute focus toward the infinitive ‘to seek’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he set his face to seek the LORD , and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 20:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו (etpanaiv) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.20.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.3.W4.S1) and character.