Proverbs 30:2:3Prov.30.2.W3TAB
אָנֹכִ֣י
anokhi
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-no-KHI
- Extended
- ah-noh-KHEE
- IPA
- /ʔaːnoˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-no-KHI
- clause
KI BA-ar a-no-KHI me-ISH
- sentence
KI BA-ar a-no-KHI me-ISH ve-LO-bi-NAT a-DAM LI
Exegesis
The adjective baʿar {בַעַר | baʿar} ‘brutish’ precedes the independent pronoun anokhi {אָנֹכִי | ʼănōḵî} ‘I’, emphasizing the speaker’s personal confession.
In context — Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and I do not have the understanding of a man.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:2, so the Hebrew word אָנֹכִ֣י (anokhi) 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 Prov.30.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.2.W3.S1) and character.