Exodus 21:28:6Exod.21.28.W6TAB
וָמֵ֑ת
vamet
“fatally”
- Transliteration
- va-MET
- Extended
- vah-MEHT
- IPA
- /vaˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fatally
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-MET
- clause
ve-khi-yi-GAKH SHOR et-ISH O et-i-SHA va-MET
- sentence
ve-khi-yi-GAKH SHOR et-ISH O et-i-SHA va-MET sa-KOL yi-sa-KEL ha-SHOR ve-LO ye-a-KHEL et-be-sa-RO u-VA-al ha-SHOR na-KI
Exegesis
Vamet {וָמֵת | wā-mēt} ‘and he died’ introduces the fatal outcome.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to cause to die”
In context — Exodus 21:28
And if an ox gores a man or a woman and the person dies, the ox shall surely be stoned, its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall be declared innocent .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 21:28, so the Hebrew word וָמֵ֑ת (vamet) 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.21.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.28.W6.S1) and character.