To behave insolently/ to act impudently towards
To behave with impudence. To act with brazen boldness or shamelessness.
("And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers. He set his face to speak to them, saying: I have found favor in your eyes. Forgive me for what I have done" - Shekel Tob (Buber) at the beginning of Led Ya)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶחְצִיף פָּנָיו נֶגֶד
Definition (Hebrew)
נָהַג בְּחֻצְפָּה. הִתְנַהֵג בְּעַזּוּת מֵצַח אוֹ לְלֹא בּוּשָׁה.
("וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל אָבִיהָ וְאֶל אַחֶיהָ. הֶחְצִיף פָּנָיו לַדָּבָר הוּא עַצְמוֹ עִמָּהֶם: אֶמְצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵיכֶם. שֶׁתִּמְחֲלוּ לִי מָה שֶׁעָשִׂיתִי"- שֶׁכָּל טוֹב (בּוּבֶּר) בְּרֵאשִׁית לֵד יָא)