Leviticus 18:30:13Lev.18.30.W13TAB
אֲנִ֖י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NI
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
oo-shmahr-TEM et-mish-mar-TI leh-vil-TI a-SOT meh-khu-KOT ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER na-a-SU lif-NEI-KHEM ve-LO tit-tahm-me-OO ba-HEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The final affirmation ʾănî Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêykem {אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם | ʾănî Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêykem} anchors the command in divine covenant authority.
In context — Leviticus 18:30
And you shall keep my charge so as not to do any of the statutes of the abominations that were done before you, and you shall not become unclean by them. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:30:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 18:30, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֖י (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.18.30.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.30.W13.S1) and character.