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a.ni H589

אֲנִי (a.ni) means “I” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אֲנִי Hebrew · H589 874 tagged occurrences in 803 verses

Pronunciation guide: an-ee' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0589

אֲנִי · a.ni · I

I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

contracted from H595 (אָנֹכִי); I

KJV glosses: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.

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How translators render H589

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i 546
and i 58
but i 32
i am 24
as surely as i 13
so i 8
then i 7
am i 6
as for me 6
i will 6
for i 5
i myself 5
as surely as 4
it is i 4
that i 4
vvv 4
while i 4
and i am 3
as i 3
but i am 3
let me 3
since i 3
then as surely 3
though i 3
we 3
yet i 3
and 2
but 2
but as for me 2
do i 2
even i 2
even though i 2
i was 2
i will scourge you 2
me 2
must i 2
shall i 2
should i 2
so should i 2
when i 2
will i 2
although i 1
am i only 1
and because i 1
and i myself 1
and i will be 1
and now i 1
and now i am 1
and that i 1
and that i am 1
and we 1
and when i 1
as 1
as did i 1
at that time i 1
at this i 1
because i 1
because i have 1
both i 1
but as 1
but i am a man 1
could i 1
for i am 1
for which 1
have i 1
how can i 1
how else will we 1
i am it 1
i am like 1
i am yours 1
i belong 1
i have 1
i have been 1
i have made 1
i myself am 1
i now 1
i say 1
i too 1
if i 1
if i were 1
if i were you 1
in my 1
it was i 1
later i 1
mine 1
moreover i 1
my 1
my life is 1
myself 1
neither i 1
now as for me 1
of my lifespan 1
so 1
so i am 1
so neither i 1
then i myself 1
then it was i 1
therefore i 1
things 1
to me 1
was it really for me 1
what am i going to do 1
when i am 1
where i 1
would i 1
yet 1
yet when i 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
shall i 2
a child which 1
and we 1
as for me 1
but 1
even mine 1
for behold i 1
i 1
me 1
of thine handmaid 1
which i 1
with you myself 1

Verses containing H589

Page 5 of 17. 803 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Samuel 25:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

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  2. 1 Samuel 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.

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  3. 2 Samuel 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

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  4. 2 Samuel 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

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  5. 2 Samuel 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

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  6. 2 Samuel 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”

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  7. 2 Samuel 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

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  8. 2 Samuel 12:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

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  9. 2 Samuel 12:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”

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  10. 2 Samuel 13:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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  11. 2 Samuel 13:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

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  12. 2 Samuel 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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  13. 2 Samuel 14:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”

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  14. 2 Samuel 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

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  15. 2 Samuel 15:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    In fact, you arrived only yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going? Go back and take your brothers with you. May the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness.”

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  16. 2 Samuel 15:34 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

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  17. 2 Samuel 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, whom should I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”

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  18. 2 Samuel 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

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  19. 2 Samuel 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”

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  20. 2 Samuel 18:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”

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  21. 2 Samuel 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

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  22. 2 Samuel 18:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.1

  23. 2 Samuel 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.21

  24. 2 Samuel 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.23

  25. 2 Samuel 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.39

  26. 2 Samuel 19:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.

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    Source alternate reference: 19.44

  27. 2 Samuel 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he had come near to her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he replied. “Listen to the words of your servant,” she said. “I am listening,” he answered.

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  28. 2 Samuel 21:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.

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  29. 1 Kings 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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  30. 1 Kings 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then, while you are still there speaking with the king, I will come in after you and confirm your words.”

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  31. 1 Kings 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”

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  32. 1 Kings 1:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.

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  33. 1 Kings 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.

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  34. 1 Kings 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.22

  35. 1 Kings 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

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    Source alternate reference: 5.23

  36. 1 Kings 12:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

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  37. 1 Kings 12:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

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  38. 1 Kings 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and went after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, “Are you the man of God who came from Judah?” “I am,” he replied.

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  39. 1 Kings 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,

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  40. 1 Kings 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”

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  41. 1 Kings 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”

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  42. 1 Kings 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.

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  43. 1 Kings 18:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

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  44. 1 Kings 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.

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  45. 1 Kings 18:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”

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  46. 1 Kings 18:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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  47. 1 Kings 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

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  48. 1 Kings 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”

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  49. 1 Kings 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

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  50. 1 Kings 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

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