Exodus 21:15:5Exod.21.15.W5TAB
יוּמָֽת׃
yoomat
“be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yoo-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAAT
- IPA
- /juːˈmaːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- be put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
oo-ma-KEH a-VIV ve-im-MO MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The term mōt {מוֹת | mōt} ‘death’ functions as an intensifier, immediately preceding the Hophal imperfect yūmāt {יוּמָת | yūmāt} ‘shall be put to death’ in the apodosis to express the certainty of the penalty. The absence of a conjunction before the penalty clause underscores the immediacy of judgment.
Root and etymology
M-W-Tmem–vav–tav
“die, be killed”
In context — Exodus 21:15
And whoever strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:15, 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.21.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.15.W5.S1) and character.