2 Samuel 15:20:82 Sam.15.20.W8TAB
וַאֲנִ֣י
vaani
“and I”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NI
- Extended
- vah-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /vaʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-NI ho-LEKH
- clause
te-MOL bo-E-kha ve-ha-YOM a-NO-a-kha a-NI-a-kha im-MA-nu la-LE-khet va-a-NI ho-LEKH AL a-SHER-a-NI ho-LEKH
- sentence
te-MOL bo-E-kha ve-ha-YOM a-NO-a-kha a-NI-a-kha im-MA-nu la-LE-khet va-a-NI ho-LEKH AL a-SHER-a-NI ho-LEKH SHUV ve-ha-SHEV eT-a-KHE-kha im-MAKH KHE-sed ve-e-MET
Exegesis
The reflexive clause va’ani holekh al asher ani holekh {וַאֲנִ֣י הוֹלֵ֔ךְ עַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֖י הוֹלֵ֑ךְ | wǎ-ʾănî hō-lêḵ ʿǎl ʾă-šer ʾănî hō-lêḵ} ‘and I am going to where I am going’ uses repetition of the participle holekh to underscore directionless motion.
In context — 2 Samuel 15:20
Yesterday you arrived, and today shall I make you wander with us when I do not know where I am going? And I am going to the place where I am going. Return, and bring your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness accompany you.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 15:20, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנִ֣י (vaani) 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 2 Sam.15.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.20.W8.S1) and character.