Deuteronomy 14:1:11Deut.14.1.W11TAB
לָמֵֽת׃
lamet
“for the dead”
- Transliteration
- la-MET
- Extended
- lah-MET
- IPA
- /laˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the dead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
la-MET
- clause
LO tit-go-de-DU ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA BEIN ei-NE-khem la-MET
- sentence
ba-NEEM a-TEM la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem LO tit-go-de-DU ve-LO-ta-SEE-mu kor-KHA BEIN ei-NE-khem la-MET
Exegesis
The final lamet {לָמֵת | lā-meṯ} ‘for the dead’ conveys purpose or association. The vav-conjunction establishes parallelism, emphasizing the comprehensive ban on mourning rituals, while the Hitpael stem highlights self-directed action and the Qal stem indicates performative action.
In context — Deuteronomy 14:1
You are sons of the LORD your God ; you shall not cut yourselves, and you shall not make a baldness between your eyes for the dead.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 14:1, so the Hebrew word לָמֵֽת׃ (lamet) 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 Deut.14.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.1.W11.S1) and character.