פנים

פנים

See also: פּנים‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־נ־ה‎ (p-n-h)

From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Related to the verb פָּנָה‎ (paná, “to face”).

Noun

פָּנִים • (paním) f pl or m pl (plural construct פְּנֵי־‎)

1. face
2. interior

Declension

Declension of פָּנִים

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
plural	indefinite	פָּנִים	first	פניי / פָּנַי‎		פָּנֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַפָּנִים‎	second	פָּנֶיךָ‎	פנייך / פָּנַיִךְ‎	פְּנֵיכֶם‎	פְּנֵיכֶן‎
	construct	פְּנֵי־‎	third	פָּנָיו‎	פָּנֶיהָ‎	פְּנֵיהֶם‎	פְּנֵיהֶן‎

Derived terms

• בִּפְנִים‎ (bifním, “inside”)
• לִפְנֵי‎ (lifnéi, “before, in front of”)
  • לְפָנָי‎ (l'fanái, “before me, in front of me”)
  • לְפָנֵיהָ‎ (l'fanéiha, “before her, in front of her”)
  • לִפְנֵיהֶם‎ (lifneihém, “before them, in front of them, m”)
  • לִפְנֵיהֶן‎ (lifneihén, “before you, in front of them, f”)
  • לְפָנָיו‎ (l'fanáv, “before him, in front of him”)
  • לפנייך / לְפָנַיִךְ‎ (l'fanáyikh, “before you, in front of you f sg”)
  • לְפָנֵיךָ‎ (l'fanéikha, “before you, in front of you, m sg”)
  • לִפְנֵיכֶם‎ (lifneikhém, “before you, in front of you, m pl”)
  • לִפְנֵיכֶן‎ (lifneikhén, “before you, in front of you, f pl”)
  • לְפָנֵינוּ‎ (l'fanéinu, “before us, in front of us”)
• מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים‎ (masó paním)
• לְפָנִים‎ (l'faním, “in the past, in the front”)
• פְּנִימָה‎ (p'níma, “inwards”)

Descendants

• Dutch: ponem, porem
• Yiddish: פּנים‎ (ponem)