Leviticus 19:34:15Lev.19.34.W15TAB
אֲנִ֖י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔaˈni/
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 eh-lo-hee-KHEM
- sentence
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The final formula ‘I am YHWH your God’ (ani {אֲנִי | ʾănî} ‘I,’ YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD,’ Eloheikhem {אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾĕlōhêkhem} ‘your God’) functions as a climactic assertion of divine authority and covenantal relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-n-y
“poor, afflicted”
In context — Leviticus 19:34
As the native-born among you, the foreigner who sojourns with you shall be like one born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:34:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 19:34, 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.19.34.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.34.W15.S1) and character.