Judges 17:9:12Judg.17.9.W12TAB
וְאָנֹכִ֣י
veanokhi
“and I”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-NO-khi
- Extended
- veh-aa-NOH-khih
- IPA
- /vəʔaːnoˈχi/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
- sentence
va-yo-MER-LO mi-KHA me-A-yin ta-VO va-yo-MER e-LAV le-VI a-NO-khi mib-BET LE-khem ye-hu-DA ve-a-NO-khi ho-LEKH la-GUR ba-a-SHER em-TSA
Exegesis
In the reply, the sequence Levi anokhi {לֵוִי אָנֹכִי | Lē-vî ’ā-nō-ḵî} inverts noun and pronoun to emphasize Levitical identity.
In context — Judges 17:9
And Micah asked him, “From where do you come?” And he replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn wherever I may find.”
About this coordinate
Judges 17:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 17:9, so the Hebrew word וְאָנֹכִ֣י (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 Judg.17.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.9.W12.S1) and character.