Deuteronomy 20:6:9Deut.20.6.W9TAB
פֶּן־יָמוּת֙
penyamut
“lest he die”
- Transliteration
- pen-ya-MUT
- Extended
- pehn-yah-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-MUT
- clause
pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
- sentence
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-na-TA KE-rem ve-LO khil-LE-lo ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
Exegesis
The particle pen-yā-mûṯ {פֶּן־יָמוּת | pen-yā-mûṯ} ‘lest he die,’ combined with ba-mil-ḥā-māh {בַּמִּלְחָמָה | ba-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘in the battle,’ marks a precautionary purpose clause.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:6
And is there a man who planted a vineyard and has not yet enjoyed its produce? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man will begin to make use of its produce.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 20:6, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ (penyamut) 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.20.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.6.W9.S1) and character.