Numbers 14:21:2Num.14.21.W2TAB
חַי־אָ֑נִי
khaiani
“as I live”
- Transliteration
- khai-A-NI
- Extended
- khai-AA-NEE
- IPA
- /χajˈʔaːni/
Meaning by language
- English
- as I live
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long '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
khai-A-NI
- clause
ve-u-LAM khai-A-NI
- sentence
ve-u-LAM khai-A-NI ve-yi-ma-LE khe-VOD-ye-ho-VAH ET-KOL-ha-A-retz
Exegesis
It follows with the oath formula khay {חַי | ḥay} ‘as I live,’ invoking God’s own life for absolute assurance.
Root and etymology
ח־י־ה
“to live”
In context — Numbers 14:21
But truly, as I live , all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:21, so the Hebrew word חַי־אָ֑נִי (khaiani) 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 Num.14.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.21.W2.S1) and character.