Ezekiel 18:3:1Ezek.18.3.W1TAB
חַי־אָ֕נִי
khaiani
“as I live”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-A-ni
- Extended
- KHAI-AH-nee
- IPA
- /ħaj.ʔaˈniː/
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-VI
- sentence
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse opens with the oath expression chai-ani {חַי־אָ֕נִי | ḥay-ʾānî} ‘as I live’, intensifying the divine declaration.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yChet–Yod–Yod
“to live”
In context — Ezekiel 18:3
“As I live, declares the Lord GOD , if this proverb will still be used by you in Israel.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:3, so the Hebrew word חַי־אָ֕נִי (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.18.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.3.W1.S1) and character.