Leviticus 17:11:6Lev.17.11.W6TAB
וַאֲנִ֞י
vaani
“and I”
- Transliteration
- va-a-NI
- Extended
- vah-a-NEE
- IPA
- /vaʔaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
va-a-NI
- clause
KI NE-fesh ha-baa-SAR ba-DAM HEE va-a-NI neh-ta-TEEV la-KHEM al-ham-miz-BE-akh le-kha-PER al-naf-sho-TEE-khem
- sentence
KI NE-fesh ha-baa-SAR ba-DAM HEE va-a-NI neh-ta-TEEV la-KHEM al-ham-miz-BE-akh le-kha-PER al-naf-sho-TEE-khem KI-hah-DAAM HOO ba-NE-fesh ye-kha-PER
Exegesis
The conjunction va-ani {וַאֲנִי | wa·ʾa·nî} resumes the statement with the divine subject performing netativ {נְתַתִּיו | nə·ṯat·tî·yw} ‘I have given it’, highlighting divine initiative.
In context — Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood , and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives; for the blood makes atonement by means of the life.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 17:11, so the Hebrew word וַאֲנִ֞י (vaani) 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 Lev.17.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.11.W6.S1) and character.