Daniel 9:21:2Dan.9.21.W2TAB
אֲנִ֥י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI me-da-BER
- clause
ve-OD a-NI me-da-BER ba-te-fi-LA
- sentence
ve-OD a-NI me-da-BER ba-te-fi-LA ve-ha-ISH gav-ri-EL a-SHER ra-I-ti ve-kha-ZON ba-te-khi-LA mu-AF bi-AF no-GE-a e-LAI ke-ET min-KHAT-A-rev
Exegesis
The circumstantial participial phrase ani medabber battefillah {אֲנִ֥י מְדַבֵּ֖ר בַּתְּפִלָּ֑ה | ʾă-nî mə-da-bbēr ba-tə-fi-llāh} conveys Daniel’s ongoing prayer.
In context — Daniel 9:21
And while I was still speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel , whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering .
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 9:21, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֥י (ani) 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 Dan.9.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.21.W2.S1) and character.