פְּנֵ֣י
𐤐𐤍𐤉
pânîym
the face/surface
Surface of the face, appearance, presence; in physical contexts refers to the literal face or outward surface of a person, animal, or object. In figurative and extended usage, denotes countenance, appearance, or the presence of a person or a deity. Also functions as a preposition (often with prefix לְ, אֶל, עַל, בְּ, or מִן), meaning 'before', 'in front of', 'in the presence of', 'from', or indicating position, movement, or orientation relative to something else.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 · Word #4
Lexicon H6440
| Lemma | פָּנִים |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | pânîym |
| Strong's | H6440 |
| Definition | Surface of the face, appearance, presence; in physical contexts refers to the literal face or outward surface of a person, animal, or object. In figurative and extended usage, denotes countenance, appearance, or the presence of a person or a deity. Also functions as a preposition (often with prefix לְ, אֶל, עַל, בְּ, or מִן), meaning 'before', 'in front of', 'in the presence of', 'from', or indicating position, movement, or orientation relative to something else. |
Morphology HNcbpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the face/surface |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6440-56
face of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, plural (plural of extension), construct state; though formally plural, it functions semantically as a singular in most usages. |
| Rendering Rationale | פְּנֵי is the plural construct form of פָּנִים, a plural-of-extension noun meaning "face" or "surface." The construct state requires a following genitive, so "face of" preserves both the relational morphology and the root idea of what is turned outward. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the surface of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'face of' is literal but the context is spatial (water), so 'the surface of' is a more accurate rendering per rule 8 and SILEX definition. |