Proverbs 8:27:4Prov.8.27.W4TAB
אָ֑נִי
ani
“I”
- Transliteration
- a-NI
- Extended
- aa-NIH
- IPA
- /ʔaˈniː/
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 | |
| 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
ba-ha-khi-NO sha-MA-yim SHAM a-NI
- sentence
ba-ha-khi-NO sha-MA-yim SHAM a-NI be-khu-KO KHUG al-pe-NE te-HOM
Exegesis
The locative adverb sham {שָׁ֣ם | šam} placed before the pronoun ani {אָ֑נִי | ’ā-nî} emphasizes the speaker’s immediate participation.
In context — Proverbs 8:27
When He established the heavens, there I was; when He inscribed a circle upon the face of the deep.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:27, so the Hebrew word אָ֑נִי (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 Prov.8.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.27.W4.S1) and character.