Leviticus 18:2:6Lev.18.2.W6TAB
אֲנִ֖י
ahnee
“I”
- Transliteration
- ah-NEE
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔă.ˈni/
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
ah-NEE
- clause
ah-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM ah-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The independent pronoun ani {אֲנִ֖י | ʾa-nî} ‘I’ immediately precedes the covenant name, emphasizing God’s self-identification.
In context — Leviticus 18:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֖י (ahnee) 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.18.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.2.W6.S1) and character.