Favor פְּנֵ֣י

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 26, 2025 · 3m

We are moving into chapter 31 of Genesis with our word for today. פְּנֵ֣י the root of our word is פָּנֶה face, front, head, turned towards, the feelings conveyed by a person’s face, favor. It is used 1,947 times in the Old Testament. The word is used in a literal sense referring to a person’s face. Genesis 43:31 Then he washed his פָּנָ֖יו face and came out. Genesis 17:3 Then Abram fell on his פָּנָ֖יו face. And God said to him. Most of the time it is used in the sense of the feelings conveyed by a person’s face. We see this a lot in Psalms. Psalm 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant; their…