מ֔וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מ֔וֹת

   MOT

   the death of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת

   a-kha-REI MOT

   after the death of
3. clause🔊 וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יוֹאָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֽוֹאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL

   and he lived Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel
4. sentence🔊 וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יוֹאָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֽוֹאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃

   va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA

   and he lived Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel five ten year or years

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase acharei mot {אַֽחֲרֵי מ֔וֹת | ʾăḥărê mōṯ} ‘after the death’ introduces a temporal clause, followed by the numeral construct khamesh esreh shanah {חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה | ḥămēšʾ ʿəśrê šānāh} ‘fifteen years’, where the English plural “years” reflects Hebrew agreement with the numeral. The arrangement places the duration after the temporal marker, mirroring Hebrew word order, and the vav-consecutive highlights the continuity of Amaziah’s life after Jehoash’s demise.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ב־מ־הbet–mem–heh

“height”

• 🔊 בָּמָהbamahhigh placeIsaiah 36:7