אנוכי

Hebrew

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

אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי • (anokhí) m, f

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.

		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.

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

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