Exodus 20:2:1Exod.20.2.W1TAB
אָֽנֹכִ֖י
anokhi
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-no-KHI
- Extended
- ah-noh-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔaː.no.ˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
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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
- clause
a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
a-no-KHI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-E-rets mits-RA-yim mib-BEIT a-va-DIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with anokhi {אָנֹכִי | ʾā-nō-kî} ‘I’, an emphatic independent pronoun that foregrounds the divine Speaker.
In context — Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD your God , who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:2, so the Hebrew word אָֽנֹכִ֖י (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 Exod.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.2.W1.S1) and character.