"משוא פנים" meaning in Hebrew

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Phrase

Forms: מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים [canonical], masó paním [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, "the lifting of face(s)", supposedly, because a system of justice where a judge sees the face of the person being judged is with prejudice. Head templates: {{head|he|phrases|head=מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים|sc=Hebr|sort=|tr=masó paním|ts=}} מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים • (masó paním), {{he-phrase|tr=masó paním|wv=מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים}} מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים • (masó paním)
  1. bias, partiality, favouritism Synonyms: אַפְלָיָה (aflayá), הַעֲדָפָה (ha'adafá) Derived forms: לְלֹא מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים (l'ló masó paním) Related terms: דֵּעָה קְדוּמָה (de'á kduma)
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"the lifting of face(s)\", supposedly, because a system of justice where a judge sees the face of the person being judged is with prejudice.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים",
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    },
    {
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
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          "roman": "l'ló masó paním",
          "word": "לְלֹא מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.",
          "ref": "Tanach, 2 Chronicles [[s:he:T25b19#יט_ז|19:7]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "v'atá y'hí fakhad-YHVH 'aleikhém shim'rú va'asú ki-'éin 'im-YHVH 'elohéinu 'avlá umasó faním umikakh-shókhad.\nwəʿattā yəhī p̄aḥaḏ-YHWH ʿălēḵem šimərū waʿăśū kī-ʾēn ʿim-YHWH ʾĕlōhḗnū ʿawlā ūmaśśō p̄ānīm ūmiqqaḥ-šṓḥaḏ.",
          "text": "וְעַתָּה יְהִי פַחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם שִׁמְרוּ וַעֲשׂוּ כִּי־אֵין עִם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַוְלָה וּמַשֹּׂא פָנִים וּמִקַּח־שֹׁחַד׃",
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        {
          "english": "Before them there is not partiality and there is no taking of bribery.",
          "ref": "1884 September 18, יוסף ריבלין (“Yosef Rivlin”), השופטים את ציון (hashof'tím 'et tsiyón, “Those Who Judge Zion”):",
          "text": "לפניהם אין משוא פנים ואין מקח שוחד.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "bias, partiality, favouritism"
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          "favouritism",
          "favouritism"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "de'á kduma",
          "word": "דֵּעָה קְדוּמָה"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "aflayá",
          "word": "אַפְלָיָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ha'adafá",
          "word": "הַעֲדָפָה"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "משוא פנים"
}
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      "roman": "l'ló masó paním",
      "word": "לְלֹא מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"the lifting of face(s)\", supposedly, because a system of justice where a judge sees the face of the person being judged is with prejudice.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "מַשּׂוֹא פָּנִים",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "masó paním",
      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
      "roman": "de'á kduma",
      "word": "דֵּעָה קְדוּמָה"
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.",
          "ref": "Tanach, 2 Chronicles [[s:he:T25b19#יט_ז|19:7]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "v'atá y'hí fakhad-YHVH 'aleikhém shim'rú va'asú ki-'éin 'im-YHVH 'elohéinu 'avlá umasó faním umikakh-shókhad.\nwəʿattā yəhī p̄aḥaḏ-YHWH ʿălēḵem šimərū waʿăśū kī-ʾēn ʿim-YHWH ʾĕlōhḗnū ʿawlā ūmaśśō p̄ānīm ūmiqqaḥ-šṓḥaḏ.",
          "text": "וְעַתָּה יְהִי פַחַד־יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם שִׁמְרוּ וַעֲשׂוּ כִּי־אֵין עִם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַוְלָה וּמַשֹּׂא פָנִים וּמִקַּח־שֹׁחַד׃",
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        {
          "english": "Before them there is not partiality and there is no taking of bribery.",
          "ref": "1884 September 18, יוסף ריבלין (“Yosef Rivlin”), השופטים את ציון (hashof'tím 'et tsiyón, “Those Who Judge Zion”):",
          "text": "לפניהם אין משוא פנים ואין מקח שוחד.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bias, partiality, favouritism"
      ],
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        [
          "bias",
          "bias"
        ],
        [
          "partiality",
          "partiality"
        ],
        [
          "favouritism",
          "favouritism"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "aflayá",
      "word": "אַפְלָיָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ha'adafá",
      "word": "הַעֲדָפָה"
    }
  ],
  "word": "משוא פנים"
}

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