Numbers 15:18:9Num.15.18.W9TAB
אֲנִ֛י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈni/
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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Word in context
- word
a-NI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER a-NI
- clause
be-vo-a-KHEM el-ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NI me-VI et-KHEM sha-MAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM be-vo-a-KHEM el-ha-A-retz a-SHER a-NI me-VI et-KHEM sha-MAH
Exegesis
The destination expression ʾel-hā-ʼā-reṣ {אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ | ʾel-hā-ʼā-reṣ}, “to the land,” is linked by the relative pronoun ʾă-šer {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer}, leading to the subject ʼănî {אֲנִ֛י | ʼănî} and the Hiphil participle mĕ-vî {מֵבִ֥יא | mĕ-vî}, “am bringing.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-yAleph Nun Yod
“I, myself”
In context — Numbers 15:18
Speak to the Israelites and say to them, When you enter the land that I am bringing you into,
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 15:18, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֛י (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 Num.15.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.18.W9.S1) and character.