אֲנִי ani
Hebrew word for “I” · Strong’s H589 · used 874 times in 803 verses
Meaning
I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)
How it is translated
Glosses given for ani in context, with how often each is used:
- i 839
- me 26
- will i 3
- am 2
- i? 1
- who i 1
- which i 1
- ¿ i 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 169 | 9.0 | |
| Isaiah | 79 | 4.7 | |
| Leviticus | 71 | 5.9 | |
| Psalms | 70 | 3.6 | |
| Jeremiah | 54 | 2.5 | |
| Genesis | 41 | 2.0 | |
| Exodus | 39 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 30 | 2.7 | |
| 1 Kings | 30 | 2.3 | |
| Job | 29 | 3.5 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 29 | 9.7 | |
| Daniel | 23 | 3.9 |
Also in 25 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 19 (16), Ezekiel 20 (16), Isaiah 45 (11), Leviticus 26 (10), Leviticus 22 (9), Ecclesiastes 2 (9), Ezekiel 37 (9), Daniel 10 (9), Exodus 6 (8), Leviticus 18 (8)
Forms
- אני 693
- ואני 178
- שׁאני 2
- האני 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ani more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָדַע yada “to know” 145
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 92
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 63
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 60
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 65
- נִי ni “me” 75
- גַּם gam “also” 59
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 66
- כֶם khem “you” 49
- רָאָה raah “to see” 62
- אִם im “if” 53
- כֹּה koh “thus” 45
Key verses
The verses using ani that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Genesis 28:13 — And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give…
- Psalms 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
- Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
- Isaiah 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 44:6 — Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
- Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the…
- Isaiah 49:23 — And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the…
- Isaiah 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that…
- Hosea 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou…
- Zechariah 13:9 — And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name,…
- Malachi 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.