1 Samuel 17:43:51 Sam.17.43.W5TAB
אָנֹ֔כִי
anokhi
“am I”
- Transliteration
- a-NO-khi
- Extended
- aa-NOH-khee
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈnoː.xiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- am I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
a-NO-khi
- phraseyour reading level
ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Exegesis
The interrogative haḥêlêḇ ʾănōkī {הֲכֶלֶב אָנֹכִי | haḥêlêḇ ʾănōkī} ‘Am I a dog?’ forms a rhetorical insult.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word אָנֹ֔כִי (anokhi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.17.43.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W5.S1) and character.