Hebrew · H589, H1931 · unreviewed

אֲנִי הוּא

I · He ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

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אֲנִי H589 I
Pronunciation ʾănî hûʾ
First-person pronoun expressing subject identity; in divine speech, emphasizes God's unique self-revelation and covenantal presence
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הוּא H1931 he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Pronunciation hûʾ
Third person pronoun functioning as copula substitute; carries emphatic force when expressed rather than inflected in verb.
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What does אֲנִי הוּא (ani hu) mean in the Bible?

אֲנִי · הוּא is a Hebrew word meaning "I am he".

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Meaning

I am he
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