Exodus 21:12:3Exod.21.12.W3TAB
וָמֵ֖ת
vamet
“and he dies”
- Transliteration
- va-MET
- Extended
- vah-MEHT
- IPA
- /waː.ˈmeːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he dies
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
va-MET
- sentence
ma-KEH EESH va-MET MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive perfect va-met {וָמֵת | wâ-mēṯ} ‘and he dies’ sequences the protasis and its factual outcome, underscoring direct causality.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to cause to die”
In context — Exodus 21:12
Whoever strikes a man and he dies, he must be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 21:12, so the Hebrew word וָמֵ֖ת (vamet) 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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.12.W3.S1) and character.