Leviticus 21:12:15Lev.21.12.W15TAB
אֲנִ֥י
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI NE-zer SHE-men mish-KHAT e-lo-HAV a-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-min-hah-mik-DASH LO ye-TSE ve-LO ye-khal-LEL ET mik-DASH e-lo-HAV KI NE-zer SHE-men mish-KHAT e-lo-HAV a-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final declaration ʾănî YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾă·nî Yə·hō·wāh} ‘I am the LORD’ transitions from legal prescription to divine authority.
In context — Leviticus 21:12
And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, nor desecrate the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 21:12, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֥י (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.21.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.12.W15.S1) and character.