Hebrew · H595

אָנֹכִי

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אָנֹכִי H595

Pronunciation ʾānōkiy

What does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) mean in the Bible?

אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "I".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) mean in the Bible?

אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "I".

How does the BSB render H595?

The BSB source-word alignment has 359 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I (221), and I (25), I am (18), Am I (11), I [am] (8).

Where does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (56), Genesis (56), Jeremiah (37), 1 Samuel (26).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

I 221× Genesis 3:10, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 16:5

and I 25× Genesis 28:16, Genesis 46:4, Deuteronomy 18:19, Deuteronomy 31:23

I am 18× Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 25:30

Am I 11× Genesis 30:2, Exodus 3:11, Numbers 22:30, 1 Samuel 1:8

I [am] 8× Genesis 15:1, Genesis 23:4, Ruth 3:9, Ruth 3:12

But I 4× Genesis 19:19, 1 Samuel 17:45, Psalms 22:6, Jeremiah 35:14

for I 4× Judges 11:35, 1 Kings 14:6, Psalms 104:34, Isaiah 51:15

though I 4× Genesis 18:27, Ruth 2:13, Jeremiah 31:32, Hosea 7:13

- 3× Genesis 24:42, Genesis 28:20, 2 Samuel 18:12

. . . 3× Judges 5:3, Judges 11:37, Isaiah 6:5

And 3× Deuteronomy 31:18, 2 Samuel 24:17, Hosea 12:10

As for me 3× Genesis 24:27, Joshua 24:15, Micah 3:8

I will 3× 2 Samuel 15:28, Isaiah 49:15, Jeremiah 32:42

and I [am] 2× Ruth 4:4, 2 Samuel 3:39

But I [am] 2× 1 Kings 3:7, Hosea 12:9

Did I 2× Numbers 11:12

I Myself 2× Joshua 13:6, 1 Samuel 22:22

it is I 2× Psalms 75:3, Isaiah 45:12

it was I 2× Hosea 2:8, Hosea 11:3

When I 2× Judges 7:17, Judges 7:18

while I 2× Numbers 23:15, Job 21:3

yes I 2× Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 43:25

[and] 1× Amos 7:14

{Am} I 1× Genesis 4:9

and I am 1× 1 Samuel 20:5

and I will 1× 1 Samuel 23:17

And I, [knowing] 1× Isaiah 66:18

and so I 1× Genesis 20:6

As soon as I 1× Exodus 8:29

As surely as I 1× Deuteronomy 32:40

but I am 1× Genesis 27:11

can I 1× Job 9:14

even I 1× Isaiah 51:12

even though I [am] 1× Ruth 2:10

happening to me 1× Genesis 25:22

Here I am 1× Numbers 11:21

I [was] 1× Joshua 14:7

I am from 1× Judges 19:18

I am today 1× Joshua 14:10

I have 1× Genesis 31:38

I, [the shepherd] 1× 2 Samuel 24:17

Is my 1× Job 21:4

It is 1× 2 Samuel 2:20

may I 1× Genesis 30:30

me 1× 1 Samuel 12:23

since I 1× Genesis 15:2

Since I am 1× Job 9:29

so I 1× Genesis 21:26

Then I 1× Jeremiah 3:19

vvv 1× Isaiah 66:13

will I 1× Judges 11:9

Yet [it was] I 1× Amos 2:9

Yet I [am] 1× Hosea 13:4

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 3:10

Aligned rows 359

Books represented 26

Genesis 56 Exodus 22 Numbers 7 Deuteronomy 56 Joshua 9 Judges 17 Ruth 7 1 Samuel 26 2 Samuel 24 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 14 Psalms 13 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 26 Jeremiah 37 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Hosea 11 Amos 10 Jonah 2 Micah 1 Zechariah 5 Malachi 1

Source forms

אָנֹכִ֖י 40x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 16:8, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 24:3

אָנֹכִ֥י 35x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 46:3

אָנֹכִ֛י 25x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 20:6, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 50:21

אָנֹכִ֣י 25x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:16, Exodus 3:13

אָֽנֹכִי֙ 23x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 7:4, Genesis 43:9, Deuteronomy 5:6, Joshua 13:6

אָנֹכִ֤י 16x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:13, Exodus 17:9, Deuteronomy 4:40

וְאָנֹכִ֖י 15x wə·’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 15:2, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 27:11, Genesis 28:16

אָנֹכִ֜י 14x ’ā·nō·ḵî Genesis 28:15, Exodus 7:17, Exodus 8:29, Exodus 19:9

Parsing patterns

Pronoun - first person common singular 293x Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular 64x Genesis 15:2, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 24:31

Article | Pronoun - first person common singular 2x Numbers 11:12, Job 21:4

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אָנֹכִי

What does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) mean in the Bible?

What does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H595?

Where does אָנֹכִי (ʾānōkiy) appear in Scripture?

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