{"id":1707,"date":"2016-06-08T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T19:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2016-06-08T15:37:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T19:37:30","slug":"hebrew-grammar-first-person-pronoun-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-grammar-first-person-pronoun-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Grammar: First Person Pronoun “I”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two first person pronouns for “I” appear in the Bible: \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 and \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9. As in English both refer to a singular speaker, male or female. Although homiletic interpretations of the Bible try to differentiate the pronouns, literally they both mean I or me.<\/p>\n

Here are two examples for each pronoun to illustrate the similarity of the meanings:<\/p>\n

Examples for <\/u>\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/u> (A-ni)<\/u><\/p>\n

1) (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd” (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea 45, 4 ”<\/p>\n

“And he said, I am Joseph your brother” (Genesis 45, 4).<\/p>\n

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2) A well-known proverb from the Talmud asserts: ?\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b5\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9, \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9<\/p>\n

If I am not for myself\u00a0who is for me?
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Examples for <\/u>\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9<\/u> (A-no-chi)<\/u><\/p>\n

1) (\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9” (\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea 4, 9 ”<\/p>\n

“And he said, I know not: am I my brother\u2019s keeper?” (Genesis 4, 9).<\/p>\n

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2) A well-known verse of the poet Yehuda Halevi (c.\u00a01075 \u2013 1141) begins<\/p>\n

with the line: “\u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d1”. Which means: My heart is in<\/p>\n

the east, and I am at the ends of the west.<\/p>\n

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In spite the similar meaning, nowadays spoken Hebrew uses only \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 as the first person pronoun. Travelling in Israel, roaming her cities and streets, one won’t hear \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9. This pronoun considered archaic and remains in poems, literature and scriptures. Nonetheless it’s important to be familiar with this form of pronoun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Two first person pronouns for “I” appear in the Bible: \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 and \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9. As in English both refer to a singular speaker, male or female. Although homiletic interpretations of the Bible try to differentiate the pronouns, literally they both mean I or me. Here are two examples for each pronoun to illustrate the similarity of…<\/p>\n

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