Exodus 18:6:3Exod.18.6.W3TAB
אֲנִ֛י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔaˈni/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-NI
- clause
va-YO-mer el-mo-SHEH a-NI kho-ten-KHAA yit-ROH BAA e-le-KHAA
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-mo-SHEH a-NI kho-ten-KHAA yit-ROH BAA e-le-KHAA ve-ISH-te-KHAA u-she-NEE vah-NEH-yah im-MAAH
Exegesis
The pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} ‘I’ is fronted for emphasis before khotenkha yitro {חֹתֶנְךָ יִתְרוֹ | ḥō-ten-kā yiṯ-rô} ‘your father-in-law Jethro’, highlighting the family bond.
In context — Exodus 18:6
And he said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro , am coming to you, and your wife and her two sons are with her.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 18:6, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֛י (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 Exod.18.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.6.W3.S1) and character.