Exodus 21:14:9Exod.21.14.W9TAB
לָמֽוּת׃
lamoot
“to die”
- Transliteration
- la-MOOT
- Extended
- lah-MOOT
- IPA
- /laˈmuːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to die
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
la-MOOT
- clause
me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
- sentence
ve-khi-ya-ZID EESH al-re-EH-hoo le-hor-GO ve-or-MAH me-IM miz-be-KHI ti-ka-KHEN-noo la-MOOT
Exegesis
The infinitive lamut {לָמוּת | lā-mût} “to die” states the penalty. The structure moves from conditional protasis to directive apodosis, emphasizing that deliberate murder is punishable by death even within sacred precincts.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to die”
In context — Exodus 21:14
And if a man acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him with cunning , you shall take him from My altar , that he may die.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:14, so the Hebrew word לָמֽוּת׃ (lamoot) 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.21.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.14.W9.S1) and character.