Ezekiel 20:35:9Ezek.20.35.W9TAB
אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃
elpanim
“to face”
- Transliteration
- el-pa-NIM
- Extended
- ehl-pah-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.paˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-pa-NIM
- clause
ve-nish-pat-TI it-te-KHEM SHAM pa-NIM el-pa-NIM
- sentence
ve-he-VE-ti et-KHEM el-mid-BAR ha-a-MIM ve-nish-pat-TI it-te-KHEM SHAM pa-NIM el-pa-NIM
Exegesis
The idiom panim el-panim {פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים | pā-nîm ʾel pā-nîm} “face to face” emphasizes a direct personal encounter. Syntax progresses from leading into place to executing legal action, culminating in an emphatic personal meeting.
Root and etymology
p-n-hpe–nun–he
“face, presence”
In context — Ezekiel 20:35
I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:35:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:35, so the Hebrew word אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃ (elpanim) 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 Ezek.20.35.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.35.W9.S1) and character.