Hebrew · H595

אָנֹכִי

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אָנֹכִיH595

Pronunciationʾānōkiy

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

I221×Genesis 3:10, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 16:5

and I25×Genesis 28:16, Genesis 46:4, Deuteronomy 18:19, Deuteronomy 31:23

I am18×Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 25:30

Am I11×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 I4×Genesis 19:19, 1 Samuel 17:45, Psalms 22:6, Jeremiah 35:14

for I4×Judges 11:35, 1 Kings 14:6, Psalms 104:34, Isaiah 51:15

though I4×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

And3×Deuteronomy 31:18, 2 Samuel 24:17, Hosea 12:10

As for me3×Genesis 24:27, Joshua 24:15, Micah 3:8

I will3×2 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 I2×Numbers 11:12

I Myself2×Joshua 13:6, 1 Samuel 22:22

it is I2×Psalms 75:3, Isaiah 45:12

it was I2×Hosea 2:8, Hosea 11:3

When I2×Judges 7:17, Judges 7:18

while I2×Numbers 23:15, Job 21:3

yes I2×Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 43:25

[and]1×Amos 7:14

{Am} I1×Genesis 4:9

and I am1×1 Samuel 20:5

and I will1×1 Samuel 23:17

And I, [knowing]1×Isaiah 66:18

and so I1×Genesis 20:6

As soon as I1×Exodus 8:29

As surely as I1×Deuteronomy 32:40

but I am1×Genesis 27:11

can I1×Job 9:14

even I1×Isaiah 51:12

even though I [am]1×Ruth 2:10

happening to me1×Genesis 25:22

Here I am1×Numbers 11:21

I [was]1×Joshua 14:7

I am from1×Judges 19:18

I am today1×Joshua 14:10

I have1×Genesis 31:38

I, [the shepherd]1×2 Samuel 24:17

Is my1×Job 21:4

It is1×2 Samuel 2:20

may I1×Genesis 30:30

me1×1 Samuel 12:23

since I1×Genesis 15:2

Since I am1×Job 9:29

so I1×Genesis 21:26

Then I1×Jeremiah 3:19

vvv1×Isaiah 66:13

will I1×Judges 11:9

Yet [it was] I1×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 rowGenesis 3:10

Aligned rows359

Books represented26

Genesis56Exodus22Numbers7Deuteronomy56Joshua9Judges17Ruth71 Samuel262 Samuel241 Kings72 Kings21 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Job14Psalms13Proverbs2Isaiah26Jeremiah37Ezekiel1Daniel1Hosea11Amos10Jonah2Micah1Zechariah5Malachi1

Source forms

אָנֹכִ֖י40x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 16:8, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 24:3

אָנֹכִ֥י35x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 25:32, Genesis 46:3

אָנֹכִ֛י25x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 20:6, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 50:21

אָנֹכִ֣י25x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 28:20, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:16, Exodus 3:13

אָֽנֹכִי֙23x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 7:4, Genesis 43:9, Deuteronomy 5:6, Joshua 13:6

אָנֹכִ֤י16x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 20:6, Genesis 31:13, Exodus 17:9, Deuteronomy 4:40

וְאָנֹכִ֖י15xwə·’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 15:2, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 27:11, Genesis 28:16

אָנֹכִ֜י14x’ā·nō·ḵîGenesis 28:15, Exodus 7:17, Exodus 8:29, Exodus 19:9

Parsing patterns

Pronoun - first person common singular293xGenesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular64xGenesis 15:2, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 24:31

Article | Pronoun - first person common singular2xNumbers 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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