He lifted his face.
He covered his face. In question: He was ashamed (Helit means to cover).
("And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he hid his face in his robe, and went out, and stood in the mouth of the cave: and, behold, a voice came unto him, and said, What aileth thee, Elijah?" - 1 Kings 19:13 (The Lord appeared unto Elijah the prophet), or: "And he hid his face in his robe, and the golden girdles were rent, and he went forth with his loins" - Byaldik/ on the hind of the morning, and so: "With hands full "He turned his face to the ground/ and went home with his head bare" - Jonathan gave/ Late love, and so: "A spirit is sick, whistling a thousand melodies/ Her face is covered with a veil, holding back her breath" - Shalom Hanoch/ Night)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵלִיט אֶת פָּנָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
כִּסָּה אֶת פָּנָיו. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְבַּיֵּשׁ (הֵלִיט מַשְׁמָע כִּסָּה).
("וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיָּלֶט פָּנָיו בְּאַדַּרְתּוֹ וַיֵּצֵא וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּתַח הַמְּעָרָה וְהִנֵּה אֵלָיו קוֹל וַיֹּאמֶר מַה לְּךָ פֹה אֵלִיָּהוּ"- מְלָכִים א יט יג (ה' נִגְלָה לְאֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא), אוֹ:"וַיָּלֶט פָּנָיו בְּאַדַּרְתּוֹ הַשְּׁחַרְחוֹרָה, וְיִתְפָּרֵק נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב, וְיֵצֵא אַט בְּגַפּוֹ"- בְּיָאלִיק/ עַל אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר, וְכֵן:"בְּיָדַיִם מְלֵאוֹת אֲדָמָה הוּא הֵלִיט אֶת פָּנָיו/ וּפָסַע חֲפוּי רֹאשׁ אֶל בֵּיתוֹ"- נָתָן יוֹנָתָן/ אַהֲבָה מְאֻחֶרֶת, וְכֵן:"הֵחֵלָּה רוּחַ שׁוֹרֶקֶת אֶלֶף מַנְגִּינוֹת/ חֲצַר פָּנֶיהָ מְלִיטָה עוֹצֶרֶת אֶת נְשִׁימָתָהּ"- שָׁלוֹם חֲנוֹךְ/ לַיְלָה)