Genesis 18:27:8Gen.18.27.W8TAB
וְאָנֹכִ֖י
veanokhi
“and I”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-no-KHI
- Extended
- veh-ah-noh-KHEE
- IPA
- /wə.ʔaː.noː.ˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-a-no-KHI
- clause
hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The clause introduced by ve'anokhi {וְאָנֹכִי | wə-ʾā-nō-kî} ‘and I’ frontloads the pronoun for emphasis, contrasting the exalted Lord with the lowly speaker.
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 18:27, so the Hebrew word וְאָנֹכִ֖י (veanokhi) 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.18.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W8.S1) and character.