Genesis 17:1:12Gen.17.1.W12TAB
אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל
aniel
“I am God”
- Transliteration
- a-ni-EL
- Extended
- ah-nih-EHL
- IPA
- /ʔă.niː.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am God
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ni-EL
- phraseyour reading level
a-ni-EL shad-DAI
- clause
va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-tish-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
Exegesis
The self-identification ani El Shaddai {אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י | ʾă-nî ʾēl šad-day} apposes divine titles.
In context — Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; live before Me, and be blameless.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 17:1, so the Hebrew word אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל (aniel) 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 Gen.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W12.S1) and character.