Deuteronomy 18:20:17Deut.18.20.W17TAB
וּמֵ֖ת
umet
“shall die”
- Transliteration
- u-MET
- Extended
- oo-MEYT
- IPA
- /uˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall die
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-MET
- clause
u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
- sentence
AKH ha-na-VI a-SHER ya-ZID le-da-BER da-VAR bish-MI ET a-SHER lo-tsi-vi-TIV le-da-BER va-a-SHER ye-da-BER be-SHEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM u-MET ha-na-VI ha-HU
Exegesis
The verdict u-met hanavi hahu {וּמֵת הַנָּבִיא הַהֽוּא | ū-mēt han-nā-vî ha-hû} employs the vav-consecutive plus Qal perfect to impose death. The dual conditional clauses culminating in a judicial sentence underscore divine sovereignty and the necessity of prophetic fidelity.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem–waw–tav
“to die”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet who acts presumptuously to speak a word in my name , which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods , that prophet shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 18:20, so the Hebrew word וּמֵ֖ת (umet) 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.18.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.20.W17.S1) and character.