2 Kings 14:8:132 Kgs.14.8.W13TAB
פָנִֽים׃
fanim
“face to face”
- Transliteration
- fa-NIM
- Extended
- faa-NEEM
- IPA
- /faːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- face to face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
fa-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
nit-ra-E fa-NIM
- clause
le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
Lamed infinitive leʾemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | le-ʾā-mōr} introduces direct speech, leading into the imperative lekhah {לְכָ֖ה | lə-ḵā} ‘come’ and the cohortative nitraʾeh {נִתְרָאֶ֥ה | ni-traʾ-eh} ‘let us meet/confront’, with pānîm {פָנִֽים | pā-nîm} marking a face-to-face encounter. The Hebrew infinitive constructs convey immediacy and inclusivity in the invitation.
Root and etymology
פ־נ־ה
“face, presence”
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word פָנִֽים׃ (fanim) 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 Kgs.14.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W13.S1) and character.