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I am that I am ( Hebrew : אהיה אשר אהיה, pronounced Ehyeh asher ehyeh ) is the sole response God used in the Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14).¹ It is one of the most famous verses in the Old Testament . Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular present/future form.² Ehyeh asher ehyeh is generally interpreted to mean I am that I am ( King James Bible and others).³ The word Ehyeh is used in many other places in the Old Testament. The Tetragrammaton itself may derive from the same verbal root. It stems from the Hebrew conception of monotheism that god exists within each and everyone and by himself, the uncreated Creator who doesn't depend on anything or anyone else; therefore I am who I am .⁴

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I Am that I Am ( , pronounced Ehyeh asher ehyeh ) is a common English translation ( JPS among others) of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ( Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah . Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular imperfect form. Ehyeh asher ehyeh is generally interpreted to mean I am that I am , though it more literally translates as "I-shall-be that I-shall-be."

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Use for "other uses" hatnotes. I Am that I Am ( , ehyeh ašer ehyeh ) is the common English translation ( JPS among others) of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for his name ( Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah . Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular imperfect form and is usually translated in English Bibles as "I will be" (or "I shall be"), for example, at Exodus 3:14. Ehyeh asher ehyeh literally translates as "I Will Be What I Will Be", with attendant theological and mystical implications in Jewish tradition. However, in most English Bibles, in particular the King James Version , the phrase is rendered as I am that I am . Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (often contracted in English as "I AM" ) is one of the Seven Names of God accorded special care by medieval Jewish tradition. The phrase is also found in other world religious literature, used to describe the Supreme Being , generally referring back to its use in Exodus . The word Ehyeh is considered by many rabbinical scholars to be a first-person derivation of the Tetragrammaton , see for example Yahweh .

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Yahweh's answer to Moses upon being asked for his name in Exodus 3:14 The Hebrew text with niqqud I am that I am is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה ‎, ( ) – also "I am who I am", "I will become what I choose to become", "I am what I am" or "I will be what I will be" or even "I create what(ever) I create". The traditional English translation within Judaism favors "I will be what I will be" because there is no present tense of the verb "to be" in the Hebrew language.

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English translation of the Hebrew phrase This article is about Hebrew and Old Testament concept. The Hebrew text with niqqud " I Am that I Am " is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה‎ ‎ ( ’ehye ’ăšer ’ehye ; )– also " I am who (I) am ", " I will become what I choose to become ", " I am what I am ", " I will be what I will be ", " I create what(ever) I create ", or " I am the Existing One ". The traditional English translation within Judaism favours " I will be what I will be " because the imperfective aspect in Modern Hebrew is normally used for future tense and there is no present tense with direct object of the verb " to be " in the Hebrew language.

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English translation of the Hebrew phrase This article is about Hebrew and Old Testament concept.

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