'''I am that I am''' (|Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה, pronounced ''Ehyeh asher ehyeh'') is a common English translation ([[King James Bible]] and others) of the response [[God]] used in the [[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." | '''I am that I am''' (|Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה, pronounced ''Ehyeh asher ehyeh'') is a common English translation ([[King James Bible]] and others) of the response [[God]] used in the [[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." |