Proverbs 27:19:3Prov.27.19.W3TAB
לַפָּנִ֑ים
lapanim
“to the face”
- Transliteration
- la-pa-NIM
- Extended
- lah-paa-NEEM
- IPA
- /lap.paˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the face
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
la-pa-NIM
- clause
ka-MA-yim ha-pa-NIM la-pa-NIM
- sentence
ka-MA-yim ha-pa-NIM la-pa-NIM KEN LEV-ha-a-DAM la-a-DAM
Exegesis
The expression hapanim lapanim {הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים | happānîm lappānîm} ‘face to face’ uses prepositional repetition to depict the mirroring effect.
Root and etymology
p-n-y
“face, countenance”
In context — Proverbs 27:19
As water reflects face to face, so the heart of a man reflects him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 27:19, so the Hebrew word לַפָּנִ֑ים (lapanim) 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 Prov.27.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.19.W3.S1) and character.