שמע אלי יעקב וישראל מקראי אני־הוא אני ראשון אף אני אחרון׃
In English: “Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He (Heb., ani
hu), I am the First, I am also the Last."
My understanding is that ani hu is two pronouns with the verb understood: "I
(am) He."
Was this construction any sort of special designation for God in ancient
Judaism? I've scanned the WWW and there seems to be contradictory information
on this topic. So I need a little expert help to sort out fact from fiction.