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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Result
אֲ + נִ֖י
a + ni
ani

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-NI

  2. clause

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. 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 contextLeviticus 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.