Numbers 15:41:1Num.15.41.W1TAB
אֲנִ֞י
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- ah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER ho-tse-TI et-KHEM me-E-retz mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The verse begins with the emphatic pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} ‘I’, establishing divine self-identification.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-yAleph Nun Yod
“I, myself”
In context — Numbers 15:41
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:41:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:41, so the Hebrew word אֲנִ֞י (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.15.41.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.41.W1.S1) and character.