Deuteronomy 17:6:10Deut.17.6.W10TAB
יוּמַ֔ת
yumat
“shall be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yu-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAHT
- IPA
- /loː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yu-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
LO yu-MAT
- clause
LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
- sentence
al-PI she-NA-yim e-DEEM O she-lo-SHA e-DEEM yu-MAT ha-MET LO yu-MAT al-PI ED e-KHAD
Exegesis
The Hophal imperfect yumat {יוּמַת | yûmat} conveys passive execution of hamet {הַמֵּת | hammēṯ}, with the negative clause lōʾ yûmat ʿal-pî ʿêd ʾeḥād {לֹא יוּמַת עַל־פִּי עֵד אֶחָד} forming a chiastic structure to reinforce procedural safeguards.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–waw–tav
“to die, be put to death”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:6
On the word of two witnesses or three witnesses, the one to die shall be executed; no one shall be put to death on the word of only one witness.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 17:6, so the Hebrew word יוּמַ֔ת (yumat) 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.17.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.6.W10.S1) and character.