Leviticus 18:21:9Lev.18.21.W9TAB
אֲנִ֥י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- a-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔaˈniː/
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 ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-mih-zahr-ah-KHA loh-ti-TEN leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final clause ani YHWH {אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה | ’ă-nî Yəhōwāh} ‘I am the LORD’ asserts covenantal authority, framing the prohibitions within divine command.
In context — Leviticus 18:21
And from your offspring you shall not give to Molech to make them pass through the fire, and you shall not profane the name of your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 18:21, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֥י (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 Lev.18.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.21.W9.S1) and character.