Exodus 20:19:9Exod.20.19.W9TAB
פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃
pehnnahmuut
“lest we die”
- Transliteration
- pehn-nah-MUUT
- Extended
- pehn-nah-MUUT
- IPA
- /pɛn.naˈmuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest we 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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
pehn-nah-MUUT
- clause
veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
- sentence
vah-yoh-MRUU el-MO-sheh dah-BEHR-ah-TAH ih-mah-NUU veh-nish-MAA-ah veh-ahl-yeh-dah-BEHR ih-mah-NUU e-lo-HIM pehn-nah-MUUT
Exegesis
Pen namut {פֶּן־נָמֽוּת | pen nāmût} introduces a feared-result clause ‘lest we die’. Hebrew parataxis links the clauses directly, while English coordination and slight smoothing clarify the contrast between mediated access and divine danger.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–vav–tav
“to die, perish”
In context — Exodus 20:19
And they said to Moses, “You speak with us and we will listen; but do not let God speak with us, lest we die .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 20:19, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־נָמֽוּת׃ (pehnnahmuut) 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 Exod.20.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.19.W9.S1) and character.