Bible Dictionary
FOREPART
Forepart means the front or forward section of something, such as a garment, building, or ship. Biblical translations use it for what lies before or toward the front.
Definition
Forepart means the front or forward section of something. It can refer to the front of a garment or building, the part situated before another object, or the forward part and prow of a ship.
Biblical Usage
The term appears in older translations for the front or face of objects and for what lies before them. In Acts 27:41 it describes the forward part of the ship, while the Revised Version reads “foreship.”
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>for'-part: The translation of panim, "face" (Ex 28:27; 39:20; 1Ki 6:20, the Revised Version (British and American) "within"; Eze 42:7, the Revised Version (British and American) "before"), and of prora, the forward part of a ship, the prow (Ac 27:41, "the forepart stuck fast," the Revised Version (British and American) "the foreship struck").</p><p>ARV has "its forepart into" for "with his face towards" (Joe 2:20 margin "with its forepart"); "in the forepart thereof" for "before it" (Ex 28:25; 39:18).</p>