2 Samuel 19:23:52 Sam.19.23.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:24
תָמ֑וּת
tamut
“you shall die”
- Transliteration
- ta-MUT
- Extended
- tah-MOOT
- IPA
- /taˈmuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall die
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-MUT
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-MUT
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh el-shim-E LO ta-MUT va-yish-SHA-va LO ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
A negated Qal imperfect is formed by lo {לֹא | lō} with tamut {תָּמוּת | tāmuṯ} ‘you will die’, expressing a prohibition.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–vav–tav
“to die”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:23
And the king said to Shimei, “You will not die .” And the king swore to him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:23, so the Hebrew word תָמ֑וּת (tamut) 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 2 Sam.19.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.23.W5.S1) and character.