Ezekiel 3:8 — Word Study
WLCהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧תִּי אֶת־ פָּנֶ֛יךָ חֲזָקִ֖ים לְעֻמַּ֣ת פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת־ מִצְחֲךָ֥ חָזָ֖ק לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִצְחָֽם׃
BSABeholdhinnêh [look, see] I will makenâthan■ your facepânîym [presence, person] as hardchâzâq [strong, severe] asʻummâh their facespânîym and your foreheadmêtsach [the prominent part of the face] as hardchâzâq [strong, unyielding] asʻummâh their foreheadsmêtsach
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֨ה | here! | Particle |
| נָתַ֧תִּי | I make | Verb, Qal, perfect first person common singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| פָּנֶ֛יךָ | face your | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| חֲזָקִ֖ים | hard | Adj |
| לְעֻמַּ֣ת | corresponding to | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct |
| פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | faces their | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| וְאֶֽת־ | and the object marker | Conjunction, particle |
| מִצְחֲךָ֥ | forehead your | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| חָזָ֖ק | hard | Adj |
| לְעֻמַּ֥ת | corresponding to | Preposition, noun common feminine singular construct |
| מִצְחָֽם׃ | forehead their | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. |
| KJV | Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. |
| ASV | Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads. |
| YLT | 'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead. |
| WEB | Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads. |
| BBE | See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows. |
Where they part company is חֲזָקִ֖ים — see How Translations Differ.
The main clause introduces God's promise, with two subordinate phrases detailing what He will make strong.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Ezekiel 3:8
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — God Strengthens Ezekielgenerated
Ezekiel 3:8 occurs in a passage where God prepares Ezekiel for the difficult task of delivering His messages to the stubborn people of Israel. The preceding verses highlight the resistance Ezekiel will face, and God reassures him by promising to make him as strong as those he is sent to confront. This theme of divine empowerment is echoed throughout the prophetic literature, where God equips His messengers for their missions.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus 4:15–16 | You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do. |
| 2 | Exodus 11:4–8 | So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt, |
| 3 | 1 Kings 21:20 | When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. |
| 4 | Isaiah 50:7 | Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame. |
| 5 | Jeremiah 1:18 | Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 9 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חֲזָקִ֖ים, cha.za.Kimgenerated
The adjective חָזָק (chazaq) means strong or hard, often carrying connotations of severity. It is used to describe something that is not just powerful but also unyielding, which is fitting for Ezekiel's mission among a rebellious people.
In this context, God is assuring Ezekiel that he will possess a strength comparable to the hard-heartedness of the Israelites. This strength is necessary for him to stand firm in the face of opposition and to deliver God's messages effectively.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has hard, which is matched by the KJV and ASV, emphasizing the severity of the strength God imparts to Ezekiel.
Where others part company with the BSB is in the rendering of חֲזָקִ֖ים. The KJV and others use strong, while the BSB and several others maintain hard. This distinction highlights the nuance in how strength is perceived in the context of opposition.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb נָתַ֧תִּי (na.Ta.ti), meaning 'I make,' governs the entire verse. It is followed by two noun phrases indicating what is being made strong: Ezekiel's face and forehead, both described with adjectives that emphasize their hardness.
The structure emphasizes God's direct action in empowering Ezekiel, with the parallelism of the two phrases reinforcing the idea of strength in both his face and forehead.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew חֲזָקִ֖ים is rendered as δυνατὸν (dunaton), which means 'powerful' or 'mighty.' This choice suggests a broader interpretation of strength, encompassing not just hardness but also the idea of capability.
The translation reflects an understanding of Ezekiel's role as one who must not only be hard in demeanor but also powerful in delivering God's messages.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ezekiel 3:8 shows God telling Ezekiel that He will make him strong and unyielding, like the people he will confront. This strength is necessary for Ezekiel to fulfill his prophetic mission despite the stubbornness of the Israelites.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It signifies that God is empowering Ezekiel to withstand opposition and to deliver His messages without fear.
This comparison highlights the need for Ezekiel to be equally strong in order to effectively confront the stubbornness of the Israelites.
It emphasizes the theme of divine empowerment for prophetic ministry, showing that God equips His messengers to face challenges.
We learn that God provides strength and support to those He calls, enabling them to fulfill their missions despite difficulties.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life do I need to ask God for strength to face challenges?
- How can I be more resilient like Ezekiel in the face of opposition?
- What does it mean to me that God equips His messengers with strength?
- How can I support others who are struggling with their own challenges?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
The early Church Fathers referenced this verse to discuss God's empowerment of prophets. Their insights are presented here, showing how they interpreted God's promise to Ezekiel.
Behold, I have made your face stronger than their faces, and your forehead harder than their foreheads. I have made your face like diamond and flint.Early Church Fathers on Ezekiel 3 →
From this we learn now and then that it is a mark of the grace of God to resist shamelessness.Early Church Fathers on Ezekiel 3 →
The Lord says to the prophets that he has made their face a brazen city and a stone of adamant and an iron pillar, so that they will not be afraid of the insults of the people but by their stern composure disarm the effrontery of those who…Early Church Fathers on Ezekiel 3 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ezekiel 3:8 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, I have made the, face strong against their faces,.... Not that the prophet should have the same sort of impudence and confidence they had; but that God would "give" (n) him such a face, as it
Read John Gill on Ezekiel 3 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryBehold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces.
Read Robert Jamieson on Ezekiel 3 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThis may be to remove the objection of the prophet, who might plead the softness of his own metal, and pretend shameless sinners will scoff a young prophet out of countenance. Behold, says God, consider. I have made; given. They have given themselves this impudent countenance; I have given thee true courage, constancy, and manly carriage. Thy forehead strong; the same answer in words very little varying. God will qualify and gift him for this work among this people, and edge his own tools to cut into the hardest metal. So .
Read Matthew Poole on Ezekiel 3 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEzekiel 3:8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.Ver. 8. Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces.] I have steeled thy forehead and strengthened thine heart, that thou shalt budge for none of them. I have rendered thee insuperable.
Read John Trapp on Ezekiel 3 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Thy face strong against their faces.—The word strong is the same here as that rendered impudent (marg. stiff) in Ezekiel 3:7. Of course it must have a different shade of meaning in its application to the rebellious people and to the prophet; but the main thought is taken from the figure of horned animals in their contests, and God promises Ezekiel to make him in the struggle stronger than those who oppose him. The same thing is expressed by another figure in Ezekiel 3:9.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Ezekiel 3 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges4–9. The prophet shall be strengthened to perform his hard task Having taken in the “words” of the Lord (Ezekiel 3:4) there opens up before the prophet a general view of the mission he is sent upon. It is an arduous one. The difficulties are not of a superficial kind. He is not sent to foreign nations, who would not understand his words, but to Israel. They can well understand, but they will not listen. Their refusal to listen unto him is but an example of their life-long refusal to listen unto God. They are resolute and obstinate in their disobedience, but the prophet shall be made more resolute than they.
Read Cambridge on Ezekiel 3 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleI have made ... thy forehead strong - I have given thee a strength superior to theirs; a metaphor taken from horned animals.
Read Albert Barnes on Ezekiel 3 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible8, 9. Jehovah declares that though the people to whom he will speak “are stiff-faced” and “hard of heart,” he himself will make the prophet as strong and persistent as they, with a forehead hard as
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Ezekiel 3 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.
Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.
“I have made your face adamant to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.
Tyndale line
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
Beholde, I haue made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead harde against their foreheads.
Strictly literal
Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.
'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.
Behold, I have made your face strong against their face, and your forehead strong against their forehead.
Behold, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.
Behold! I have made your face as stubborn as their faces and your brow as hard as their brows.
From the Latin
Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads.
Simplified
Look! I'm going to make you as tough as them, and as strong-minded as them.
See, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your brow hard against their brows.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint largely agree in their wording, with 10 of the 12 words matched. The Septuagint's word order differs, but the essential meaning remains consistent with the Hebrew text.
הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧תִּי אֶת־ פָּנֶ֛יךָ חֲזָקִ֖ים לְעֻמַּ֣ת פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶֽת־ מִצְחֲךָ֥ חָזָ֖ק לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִצְחָֽם׃
10 of the 12 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Ezekiel 3:8
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a Hebrew word meaning 'behold' or 'lo!' It serves as a demonstrative particle used to draw attention, appearing in contexts such as Genesis 19:2. The word is derived from a prolongation of another Hebrew term, but the entries do not provide further details on its usage beyond this.
הִנֵּה, once הִנֶּה־ Gn 19:2, demonstr.part. lo!, behold!
base
H2009 הִנֵּה, הִנֶּה־ lo!, behold!
2009 hinneh hin-nay'
prolongation for 2005; lo!:--behold, lo, see.
see HEBREW for 02005
הִנֵּה (hin.neh) — behold.
behold, lo, see, if
Part — ParticleHTj
her, in composition:
The Hebrew word נָתַן (natan) means 'to give' and encompasses a wide range of applications such as putting, setting, and making. It can also indicate actions like bestowing, delivering, and assigning. The entries describe its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hophal, but do not present any significant disagreements among lexicons.
נָתַן 2007 vb. give, put, set
Qal 1917
give
Put, set
Make, constitute
Niph.
82be given
Be put, set
Hoph.
be given, bestowed
= be given to one for wife
be put upon
base
H5414 נָתַן give, put, set .. give
. Put, set
. Make, constitute
. . be given
. Be put, set
. . . be given, bestowed
. = be given to one for wife
. be put upon
5414 nathan naw-than'
a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of
application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe,
assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth,
hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, +
cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X
without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up),
grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up),
(give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that,
occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X
pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send
(out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander,
strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade,
turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to)
God, yield.
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: give.
: give/deliver/send/produce
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: put.
: put/set/apppoint
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
V-Qal-Perf-1cs — Verb · Qal · perfect first person common singularHVqp1cs
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
The Hebrew word פָּנֶה (*pāneh*) is a noun meaning 'face' or 'presence,' and it appears in various contexts, including the faces of seraphim and animals, as well as the surface of the ground. It can also function as an adverb meaning 'before' or 'in front of.' The word is built from a root that suggests turning or facing, and it encompasses a wide range of applications, both literal and figurative.
[פָּנֶה], pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. face, also faces
face, faces
presence, person
technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
face of seraphim
face of animals
face (= surface) of ground
as adv.loc. before
for other phrases
with prepositions
base
H6440 פָּנֶה, pl. פָּנִים face, also faces . . face, faces
. . presence, person
. technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
. face of seraphim
. face of animals
. face (= surface) of ground
. as adv. loc. before
. for other phrases
. with prepositions
6440 paniym paw-neem'
plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh
{paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns);
used in a great variety of applications (literally and
figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a
preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time),
against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of),
+ beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire,
face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er
time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), +
honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, +
meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on,
open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please,
presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right
forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street,
X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s)
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face: before.
: before/to/front
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face.
: face
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from…
N-cp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp2ms
חָזָק (chazaq) means strong, stout, or mighty, often with a connotation of severity or hardness. It can also refer to a strong person as a noun. The word is built from a root that suggests strength in various contexts, including boldness and violence.
חָזָק adj. strong, stout, mighty
strong
as subst., a strong one
base
H2389 חָזָק strong, stout, mighty . strong
. as subst., a strong one
2389 chazaq khaw-zawk'
from 2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold,
violent):--harder, hottest, + impudent, loud, mighty, sore,
stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).
see HEBREW for 02388
חָזָק (cha.zaq) — strong.
1) strong, stout, mighty
1a) strong
1a1) severe, sharp, hot
1a2) firm, hard
1b) a strong one (subst)
Adj — AdjHAampa
עֻמָּה (ummah) refers to a concept of juxtaposition, primarily functioning as a preposition. It conveys meanings such as 'close by,' 'side by side,' and 'corresponding to.' The word is derived from a root meaning 'conjunction' and emphasizes proximity or agreement.
[עֻמָּה] n.f. juxtaposition, but only in st. c. with force of prep. close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to
base
H5980 [עֻמָּה] juxtaposition, but only in st. c. with force of prep. close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to
5980 `ummah oom-maw'
from 6004; conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or
preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along
with:--(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
see HEBREW for 06004
עֻמָּה (um.mah) — close.
1) juxtaposition
1a) used only as a prep
1a1) close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with
1a2) agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside
1a3) correspondingly to
Prep | N-fs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular constructHR/Ncfsc
The Hebrew word פָּנֶה (*pāneh*) is a noun meaning 'face' or 'presence,' and it appears in various contexts, including the faces of seraphim and animals, as well as the surface of the ground. It can also function as an adverb meaning 'before' or 'in front of.' The word is built from a root that suggests turning or facing, and it encompasses a wide range of applications, both literal and figurative.
[פָּנֶה], pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. face, also faces
face, faces
presence, person
technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
face of seraphim
face of animals
face (= surface) of ground
as adv.loc. before
for other phrases
with prepositions
base
H6440 פָּנֶה, pl. פָּנִים face, also faces . . face, faces
. . presence, person
. technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
. face of seraphim
. face of animals
. face (= surface) of ground
. as adv. loc. before
. for other phrases
. with prepositions
6440 paniym paw-neem'
plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh
{paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns);
used in a great variety of applications (literally and
figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a
preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time),
against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of),
+ beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire,
face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er
time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), +
honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, +
meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on,
open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please,
presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right
forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street,
X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s)
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face: before.
: before/to/front
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
פָּנֶה (pa.neh) — face.
: face
1) face
1a) face, faces
1b) presence, person
1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim)
1d) face (of animals)
1e) face, surface (of ground)
1f) as adv of loc/temp
1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
1g) with prep
1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from…
N-cp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp3mp
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HC/To — Conjunction · particleHC/To
מֵ֫צַח (metsach) refers to the brow or forehead, derived from a root meaning to be clear or conspicuous. The term emphasizes the prominence of the forehead, and it is noted in various lexicons as simply denoting this facial feature.
מֵ֫צַח n.m. brow, forehead
base
H4696 מֵ֫צַח brow, forehead
4696 metsach may'-tsakh
from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;
the forehead (as open and prominent):--brow, forehead, +
impudent.
מֵ֫צַח (me.tsach) — forehead.
brow, forehead
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp2ms
חָזָק (chazaq) means strong, stout, or mighty, often with a connotation of severity or hardness. It can also refer to a strong person as a noun. The word is built from a root that suggests strength in various contexts, including boldness and violence.
חָזָק adj. strong, stout, mighty
strong
as subst., a strong one
base
H2389 חָזָק strong, stout, mighty . strong
. as subst., a strong one
2389 chazaq khaw-zawk'
from 2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold,
violent):--harder, hottest, + impudent, loud, mighty, sore,
stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).
see HEBREW for 02388
חָזָק (cha.zaq) — strong.
1) strong, stout, mighty
1a) strong
1a1) severe, sharp, hot
1a2) firm, hard
1b) a strong one (subst)
Adj — AdjHAamsa
עֻמָּה (ummah) refers to a concept of juxtaposition, primarily functioning as a preposition. It conveys meanings such as 'close by,' 'side by side,' and 'corresponding to.' The word is derived from a root meaning 'conjunction' and emphasizes proximity or agreement.
[עֻמָּה] n.f. juxtaposition, but only in st. c. with force of prep. close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to
base
H5980 [עֻמָּה] juxtaposition, but only in st. c. with force of prep. close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to
5980 `ummah oom-maw'
from 6004; conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or
preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along
with:--(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
see HEBREW for 06004
עֻמָּה (um.mah) — close.
1) juxtaposition
1a) used only as a prep
1a1) close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with
1a2) agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside
1a3) correspondingly to
Prep | N-fs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular constructHR/Ncfsc
מֵ֫צַח (metsach) refers to the brow or forehead, derived from a root meaning to be clear or conspicuous. The term emphasizes the prominence of the forehead, and it is noted in various lexicons as simply denoting this facial feature.
מֵ֫צַח n.m. brow, forehead
base
H4696 מֵ֫צַח brow, forehead
4696 metsach may'-tsakh
from an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. conspicuous;
the forehead (as open and prominent):--brow, forehead, +
impudent.
מֵ֫צַח (me.tsach) — forehead.
brow, forehead
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3mp