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אנוכי

אנוכי

Hebrew

Pronoun

אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי • ‎(anokhí) m f

(archaic or formal) I (first-person singular nominative pronoun).

Usage notes

In Modern Hebrew, the form אֲנִי ‎(aní, “I”) is used almost exclusively, though אָנוֹכִי \ אָנֹכִי may be used for emphasis, or to imitate Biblical style.

See also

Hebrew personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		אֲנִי ‎(aní), אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי ‎(anokhí)^{[PP 1]}	אֲנַחְנוּ ‎(anákhnu), אָנוּ ‎(ánu)^{[PP 2]}
2nd person	m	אַתָּה ‎(atá)	אֲתֶּם ‎(atém)
2nd person	f	אַתְּ ‎(at)	אֲתֶּן ‎(atén)
3rd person	m	הוּא ‎(hu)	הֵם ‎(hem)^{[PP 3]}
3rd person	f	הִיא ‎(hi)	הֵן ‎(hen)^{[PP 3]}
↑ The form אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי ‎(anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today. ↑ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ ‎(ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ ‎(anákhnu) the more colloquial. 1 2 In colloquial Modern Israeli Hebrew, the nominally masculine forms אַתֶּם ‎(atém) and הֵם ‎(hem) are sometimes taken as gender-neutral and substituted for אַתֶּן ‎(atén) and הֵן ‎(hen), this is sometimes considered incorrect.

References

“H595”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Adjective

אָנוֹכִי • ‎(anokhí) ‎(feminine אָנוֹכִית, masculine plural אָנוֹכִים or אָנוֹכִיִּים, feminine plural אָנוֹכִיּוֹת)

selfish, egotistical