אנוכי

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾanāku. Cognate with Akkadian 𒀀𒈾𒆪 (anāku, “I”) and Phoenician 𐤀𐤍𐤊‎ (ʾnk, “I”) / 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉‎ (ʾnky, “I”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי • (anokhí) m or f

  1. (archaic or formal) I (first-person singular nominative pronoun).
    • c. 600 BCE, “Chapter 5”, in Shoftim (Judges):
      ‏גשִׁמְע֣וּ מְלָכִ֔ים הַאֲזִ֖ינוּ רֹֽזְנִ֑ים אָֽנֹכִ֗י לַֽיהֹוָה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָשִׁ֔ירָה אֲזַמֵּ֕ר לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל‎
      Hear, O kings, give ear, O princes; I, to the Lord I shall sing, I shall sing to the Lord, the God of Israel.

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)
f אַתְּ‎ (at) אֲתֶּן‎ (atén)
3rd person m הוּא‎ (hu) הֵם‎ (hem)[PP 3]
f הִיא‎ (hi) הֵן‎ (hen)[PP 3]
  1. The form אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי‎ (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
  2. In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ‎ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ‎ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
  3. 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

Adjective

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

  1. selfish, egotistical
    • 2019 May 24, לירון שרון, “אוזיל הזמין את נשיא טורקיה השנוי במחלוקת לחתונתו”, in Maariv:
      ‏"הם השתמשו בי באופן אנוכי כחלק מתעמולה פוליטית."‎‎
      "Hem hishtamshu bi b'ofen anochi k'khelek m'ta'amula politit."
      "They used me in a selfish manner as part of political propaganda."

Adverb

אנוכי • (anokhí)

  1. selfishly
    • 2019 May 24, אפרת עמורבן, “קליין: "כולם שיחקו חזק, אף אחד פה לא אנוכי"”, in Ynet:
      ‏"זו באמת ברכה להיות בנבחרת", אמר קליין. "אנחנו צריכים להמשיך נגד סרביה. כולם שיחקו חזק, אף אחד לא משחק אנוכי".‎‎
      "It's truly a blessing to be on the team," said Klein. "We have to go against Serbia next. Everyone played hard, no one played selfishly."
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