Numbers 14:28:3Num.14.28.W3TAB
חַי־אָ֙נִי֙
khaiani
“as I live”
- Transliteration
- KHai-A-NI
- Extended
- KHAI-ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ˈxaj.ʔaˈni/
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
e-MOR a-le-HEM KHai-A-NI ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH IM-LO ka-a-SHER di-bar-TEM be-oz-NAI
- sentence
e-MOR a-le-HEM KHai-A-NI ne-UM-Ye-ho-VAH IM-LO ka-a-SHER di-bar-TEM be-oz-NAI KEN e-e-SEH la-KHEM
Exegesis
It is immediately followed by the oath formula chai ani neum YHWH, where chai {חַי | ḥay} ‘life’ and neum {נְאֻם | nəʾûm} ‘oracle’ underscore divine certainty.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-hḥet-yod-ḥet
“to live”
In context — Numbers 14:28
Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the LORD , just as you have spoken in My hearing , so I will do to you.’
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:28, so the Hebrew word חַי־אָ֙נִי֙ (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.14.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.28.W3.S1) and character.