אהיה אשר אהיה

Hebrew

Etymology

Literally, “I will be what I will be”.

Proper noun

אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה • (ehyé ashér ehyé) m

  1. An epithet of God, usually translated as "I Am That I Am" or "I Am Who I Am"
    • Tanach, Exodus 3:14, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־משֶׁה אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה תֹאמַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶהְיֶה שְׁלָחַנִי אֲלֵיכֶם׃
      vayómer elohím el-moshé, ehyé ashér ehyé; vayómer, kó tomár livné yisra'él, ehyé shlakháni alekhém
      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."
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