<P> I am that I am is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה ‬ , ' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh ( ( ʔɛhˈjɛh ʔaˈʃɛr ʔɛhˈjɛh ) ) - also `` I am who am '' , `` I am who 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 . So for example to say `` I am a book '' in Hebrew would be Ani Sefer ( literally in English is `` I book '' ) . This translation of phrase from the Hebrew Bible is often guided by the theology or ideology of the people doing the translation or their sponsors . </P>
<P> I am that I am is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה ‬ , ' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh ( ( ʔɛhˈjɛh ʔaˈʃɛr ʔɛhˈjɛh ) ) - also `` I am who am '' , `` I am who 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 . So for example to say `` I am a book '' in Hebrew would be Ani Sefer ( literally in English is `` I book '' ) . This translation of phrase from the Hebrew Bible is often guided by the theology or ideology of the people doing the translation or their sponsors . </P>
how do you say i am that i am in hebrew
how do you say i am that i am in hebrew
' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh
' ehyeh ' ăšer ' ehyeh