Deuteronomy 16:19:5Deut.16.19.W5TAB

פָּנִ֑ים

panim

to persons

Transliteration
pa-NIM
Extended
paa-NEEM
IPA
/paˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
to persons

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
פָּ + נִ֑ים
pa + nim
panim

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    pa-NIM

  2. clause

    LO-ta-TEH mish-PAT LO ta-KIR pa-NIM

  3. sentence

    LO-ta-TEH mish-PAT LO ta-KIR pa-NIM ve-LO-ti-KAKH SHO-khad KI ha-SHO-khad ye-a-VER ei-NEI kha-kha-MIM vi-sa-LEF div-REI tsa-di-KIM

Exegesis

A second lo {לֹא | lō} governs the Hiphil imperfect takkîr {תַכִּיר | tak-kîr} ‘show favor’ with panim {פָּנִים | pā-nîm} ‘faces’ indicating partiality.

Root and etymology

Rootpeh–nun–he

face, presence

In contextDeuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert justice, you shall not show favor , and you shall not accept a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 16:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 16:19, so the Hebrew word פָּנִ֑ים (panim) 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 Deut.16.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.19.W5.S1) and character.