Exodus 21:18:9Exod.21.18.W9TAB
יָמ֖וּת
yamut
“dies”
- Transliteration
- ya-MUT
- Extended
- yah-MOOT
- IPA
- /jaˈmuːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- dies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ya-MUT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ya-MUT
- clause
ve-LO ya-MUT ve-na-FAL le-mish-KAV
- sentence
ve-khee-ye-ree-VUN a-na-SHIM ve-hik-ka-EESH et-re-E-hu be-E-ven OH ve-eg-ROF ve-LO ya-MUT ve-na-FAL le-mish-KAV
Exegesis
The negative phrase velo yamot {וְלֹא יָמוּת | wə-lō yā-mût} ‘and not he dies’ indicates survival.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to die”
In context — Exodus 21:18
And if men quarrel , and a man strikes his companion with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but falls to bed .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 21:18, so the Hebrew word יָמ֖וּת (yamut) 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.21.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.18.W9.S1) and character.