Ezekiel 20:3:15Ezek.20.3.W15TAB
חַי־אָ֣נִי֩
khaiani
“as I live”
- Transliteration
- khai-a-NI
- Extended
- khah-ee-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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Word in context
- word
khai-a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM
- clause
khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The oath formula ḥay-ʾānî {חַי־אָ֑נִי | ḥay-ʾānî} ‘as I live’ asserts divine certainty.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-h
“to live, be alive”
In context — Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : Is it to inquire of Me that you have come? As I live , I will not be inquired of by you, declares the Lord GOD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 20:3, so the Hebrew word חַי־אָ֣נִי֩ (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.20.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.3.W15.S1) and character.