1 Samuel 22:16:31 Sam.22.16.W3TAB
מ֥וֹת
mot
“dying”
- Transliteration
- MOT
- Extended
- MOHT
- IPA
- /ˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- dying
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MOT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT ta-MUT
- clause
va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The emphatic pairing môt tâmut {מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת | mô·ṯ tām·ṯ} combines an infinitive absolute with an imperfect verb to heighten the certainty of the threat.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:16
But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word מ֥וֹת (mot) 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 Sam.22.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.16.W3.S1) and character.