1 Kings 14:12:81 Kgs.14.12.W8TAB
וּמֵ֥ת
umet
“and will die”
- Transliteration
- u-MET
- Extended
- oo-MEET
- IPA
- /uːˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and will die
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-MET
- phraseyour reading level
u-MET ha-YA-led
- clause
be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
- sentence
ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect umet {וּמֵת | ûmēṯ} conveys the certainty of the forthcoming death, and hayaled {הַיָּלֶד | hayyāleḏ} is definite, focusing on the specific child. English word order preserves the Hebrew clause structure, moving from command to inevitable consequence.
Root and etymology
Rootm-w-t
“to die”
In context — 1 Kings 14:12
And as for you, arise and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 14:12, so the Hebrew word וּמֵ֥ת (umet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.14.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.12.W8.S1) and character.