Leviticus 19:28:11Lev.19.28.W11TAB
אֲנִ֖י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔa.ˈniː/
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
- sentence
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The closing a-ni yə-ho-wāh {אֲנִי יְהוָֽה | a-ni yə-ho-wāh} self-declaration functions as a covenantal authority formula.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-n-y
“poor, afflicted”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 19:28, 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.19.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W11.S1) and character.