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

Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    MOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    MOT ta-MUT

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh

  4. 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 context1 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.