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Q&A Difference between אני and אנכי

אֲנִי is the basic word "I". It is just about always followed by an adjective or noun. It is used the vast majority of times both in Tanakh and later writings. אָנֹכִי is a more nuanced version of ...

posted 9y ago by LN6595‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by msh210‭

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#1: Post edited by user avatar msh210‭ · 2020-08-31T23:10:51Z (about 4 years ago)
  • <p>אֲנִי is the basic word "I". It is just about always followed by an adjective or noun. It is used the vast majority of times both in Tanakh and later writings.</p>
  • <p>אָנֹכִי is a more nuanced version of אֲנִי. It also means "I", but it's a more robust, stronger version. It's main use is for emphasis, a bold <strong>I</strong> as it were. </p>
  • <p>Let me give an example.
  • "Ani Hashem" is found multiple times in Tanakh. It simply means, "I am G-d" as is often a final clause to a sentence.
  • However, "Anokhi Hashem" found in the Asereth HaDibroth is more emphatic: "It is <strong>I</strong> who is G-d" - in fact, the commentators understand it as the commandment to believe in G-d. For such a function, one would use the stronger word "Anokhi".</p>
  • אֲנִי is the basic word "I". It is just about always followed by an adjective or noun. It is used the vast majority of times both in Tanakh and later writings.
  • אָנֹכִי is a more nuanced version of אֲנִי. It also means "I", but it's a more robust, stronger version. It's main use is for emphasis, a bold **I** as it were.
  • Let me give an example.
  • "Ani Hashem" is found multiple times in Tanakh. It simply means, "I am G-d" as is often a final clause to a sentence.
  • However, "Anokhi Hashem" found in the Asereth HaDibroth is more emphatic: "It is **I** who is G-d" - in fact, the commentators understand it as the commandment to believe in G-d. For such a function, one would use the stronger word "Anokhi".