Ezekiel 16:48:1Ezek.16.48.W1TAB
חַי־אָ֗נִי
khaiani
“as I live”
- Transliteration
- khai-A-ni
- Extended
- khai-AA-nih
- IPA
- /ħaj.ʔaːˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as I live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long '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
khai-A-ni
- clause
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH im-a-se-TA se-DOM a-kho-TEKH HI u-ve-no-TE-ha
- sentence
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH im-a-se-TA se-DOM a-kho-TEKH HI u-ve-no-TE-ha ka-a-SHER a-SI-t AT u-ve-no-TA-yikh
Exegesis
The oath formula hay {חַי־ | ḥay} ‘life’ with ani {אָ֗נִי | ʾā-nî} frames a divine oath opening.
Root and etymology
ח־י־י
“live”
In context — Ezekiel 16:48
As I live, declares the Lord GOD , Sodom your sister, she and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:48:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:48, so the Hebrew word חַי־אָ֗נִי (khaiani) 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 Ezek.16.48.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.48.W1.S1) and character.