Leviticus 19:25:8Lev.19.25.W8TAB
אֲנִ֖י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NI
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-KHEM
- sentence
oo-vah-sha-NAH ha-kha-mi-SHIT to-khe-LOO et-pir-YO leh-ho-SEEf la-KHEM te-vu-a-TO a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-KHEM
Exegesis
The independent pronoun ʾănî {אֲנִי | ʾănî} precedes the copular self-identification of Yəhōwāh Eloheikhem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kem}, highlighting divine authority and covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-n-y
“poor, afflicted”
In context — Leviticus 19:25
And in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit to increase its yield for you. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 19:25, 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.19.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.25.W8.S1) and character.