TgJ 2Sam10:9 :וַחְזָא יוֹאָב אְרֵי תְקִיפֻו עְלוֹהִי עָבְדֵי קְרָבָא מֵאַפוֹהִי וְמֵאְחוֹרוֹהִי‏ : Joab saw that the battlers had increased in strength against him in front of him and behind him [MT כִּי־הָיְתָה אֵלָיו פְּנֵי הַמִּלְחָמָה מִפָּנִים וּמֵאָחוֹר ]
See the entire entry for men ˀappay/ē prep. from in front of; from a surface