The Hebrew pronoun anoki (אָנֹכִי) is the emphatic or solemn form of 'I,' distinct from the common ani (H589). It is used in contexts of heightened emphasis, solemnity, or divine self-identification. Anoki appears famously at the opening of the Ten Commandments.
The first word of the Ten Commandments — spoken by God at Sinai — is anoki: 'I am (anoki) the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt.' This single emphatic pronoun establishes the entire Decalogue in the context of relationship and redemption. God does not begin with commands but with self-disclosure. Every commandment flows from this prior grace — the God who already delivered Israel now calls Israel to live in light of that deliverance. Anoki is the grammar of covenant grace.