Exodus 21:12:5Exod.21.12.W5TAB
יוּמָֽת׃
yoomat
“shall be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yoo-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAAT
- IPA
- /juː.ˈmaːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be put to death
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yoo-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yoo-MAT
- sentence
ma-KEH EESH va-MET MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
Finally, the Hifil imperfect yumat {יוּמָת | yû-māṯ} ‘he shall be put to death’ forms the apodosis, employing a judicial passive construction. This protasis–apodosis pattern without an overt conditional marker is characteristic of casuistic legislation, and placing mot before yumat amplifies the severity of the sanction.
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 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:12, so the Hebrew word יוּמָֽת׃ (yoomat) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.12.W5.S1) and character.