אהיה אשר אהיה
Hebrew
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה • ('ehyé 'asher 'ehyé) m
- An epithet of God, usually translated as "I Am That I Am" or "I Am Who I Am", literally meaning "I Will Be What I Will Be"
- The Book of Exodus, chapter 3 verse 14; translation from JPS Tanakh 1917:
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־משֶׁ֔ה אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כֹּ֤ה תֹאמַר֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
- vayomer ’elohim ’el-mosheh, ’ehyeh ’asher ’ehyeh; vayomer, koh tomar livnei yisra’él, ’ehyeh shelachani ’aleikhem
- God said to Moses, "i am that i am" and He said, "So shall you say to the children of Israel, i am sent me to you."
- The Book of Exodus, chapter 3 verse 14; translation from JPS Tanakh 1917: