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Panim (פנים) means face in Hebrew.

It is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פָּנִים
panim
noun · masculine and feminine
In English

face

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Panim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    החלק הקדמי של הראש מן המצח ועד הסנטר, שבו מצויים העיניים, האף והפה.
    וְאִם-אֵינְךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ לֹא נֵרֵד כִּי-הָאִישׁ אָמַר אֵלֵינוּ לֹא-תִרְאוּ פָנַי בִּלְתִּי אֲחִיכֶם אִתְּכֶם.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהזהות, דמות, אופי.
  3. 3
    הצד הקדמי.
    וַיִּפְרֹשׂ אוֹתָהּ לְפָנַי וְהִיא כְתוּבָה פָּנִים וְאָחוֹר וְכָתוּב אֵלֶיהָ קִנִים וָהֶגֶה וָהִי.
  4. 4
    הגבול החיצוני.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Panim is a noun used in both the masculine and the feminine.

Written with vowel points
פָּנִים
Written without vowel points
פנים
Said
panim
Root
פ־נ־ה
Inflections
ר' פְּנֵי־; כ' פָּנָיו, פָּנֶיהָ
Gematria
180

This is how Panim is said in other languages.

English
face
Arabic
وجه
Russian
лицо
French
visage
Spanish
cara, faz, rostro, jeta
German
Gesicht
Yiddish
פּנים

These words mean nearly the same as Panim.

These words mean the opposite of Panim.

  • אחור
  • גב

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The word Panim comes from the root פ־נ־ה, like these words.

These words come before and after Panim in the dictionary.

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What does Panim (⁨פנים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Panim (⁨פנים⁩) means face. It is said panim, with the stress on nim.

What is a synonym for Panim (⁨פנים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Panim (⁨פנים⁩) are ⁨איקונין⁩ and ⁨פרצוף⁩.

What is the opposite of Panim (⁨פנים⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Panim (⁨פנים⁩) are ⁨אחור⁩ and ⁨גב⁩.

What rhymes with Panim (⁨פנים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Panim (⁨פנים⁩) include ⁨חיים⁩, ⁨אלוהים⁩, ⁨עם⁩, ⁨תמים⁩, ⁨אקלים⁩, and ⁨אם⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פנים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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