Exodus 21:17:4Exod.21.17.W4TAB
מ֥וֹת
mot
“surely”
- Transliteration
- MOT
- Extended
- MOHT
- IPA
- /ˈmoːt/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
MOT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yu-MAT
- sentence
oo-me-kal-LEL a-VIV ve-im-MO MOT yu-MAT
Exegesis
The noun mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘death’ operates as an accusative of result, indicating the consequence.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to die”
In context — Exodus 21:17
Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 21:17, 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.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.17.W4.S1) and character.