Deuteronomy 20:5:14Deut.20.5.W14TAB
פֶּן־יָמוּת֙
penyamoot
“lest he die”
- Transliteration
- pen-ya-MOOT
- Extended
- pen-yaa-MOOT
- IPA
- /pɛn.jaˈmuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he die
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
pen-ya-MOOT
- clause
pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
- sentence
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The jussive forms yēleḵ {יֵלֵ֖ךְ | yēleḵ} and wə-yāšōḇ {וְיָשֹׁ֣ב | wə-yāšōḇ} grant permission to depart, while pen-yāmûṯ {פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ | pen-yāmûṯ} expresses negative purpose.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:5
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ (penyamoot) 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.20.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W14.S1) and character.