Exodus 21:12:4Exod.21.12.W4TAB
מ֥וֹת
mot
“surely”
- Transliteration
- MOT
- Extended
- MOHT
- IPA
- /ˈmoːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
MOT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yoo-MAT
- sentence
ma-KEH EESH va-MET MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The noun mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘death’, serving as an infinitive of result, foregrounds the outcome before the judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to die”
In context — Exodus 21:12
Whoever strikes a man and he dies, he must be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:12, so the Hebrew word מ֥וֹת (mot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.12.W4.S1) and character.