Hosea 14:8:5Hos.14.8.W5TABWLC Hosea 14:9
אֲנִ֣י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu
- clause
a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu a-NI kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN mim-me-NI PER-ye-kha nim-tSA
- sentence
e-fra-YIM MA-li OD la-a-tsa-BIM a-NI a-NI-ti va-a-shu-RE-nu a-NI kiv-ROSH ra-a-NAN mim-me-NI PER-ye-kha nim-tSA
Exegesis
The repeated independent pronoun ani {אֲנִ֗י | ʾă·nî} adds strong emphasis, and the clause chain aniti {עָנִ֣יתִי | ʿā·nî·ṯî} …
kivrosh raanan {אֲנִי … כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַעֲנָ֔ן | ʾă·nî … kiv·rôš ra·ʿă·nān} supplies a stable, ever-living image of protection and vitality.
In context — Hosea 14:8
Ephraim: What remains for me with idols ? I have answered him and will look upon him; I am like a green cypress. From Me your fruit is found.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֣י (ani) 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 Hos.14.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.8.W5.S1) and character.