Job 13:8:1Job.13.8.W1TAB
הֲפָנָ֥יו
hafanav
“his face or his presence”
- Transliteration
- ha-fa-NAV
- Extended
- hah-fah-NAAV
- IPA
- /hăfaˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- his face or his presence
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-fa-NAV
- clause
ha-fa-NAV tish-sa-UN
- sentence
ha-fa-NAV tish-sa-UN im-la-EL te-ri-VUN
Exegesis
The opening hapanav {הֲפָנָיו | hă-pānāyw} frames a rhetorical question by combining the interrogative with “his face,” and the verb tissaun {תִּשָּׂא֑וּן | tiśśāʾûn} completes the idiom “lift up the face,” a courtroom and social-image expression for showing favoritism.
Root and etymology
consonantspeh–nun–heh
“face, presence”
In context — Job 13:8
Will you show Him partiality ? Will you contend for God ?
About this coordinate
Job 13:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:8, so the Hebrew word הֲפָנָ֥יו (hafanav) 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 Job.13.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.8.W1.S1) and character.