Exodus 21:35:5Exod.21.35.W5TAB
וָמֵ֑ת
vamet
“dies”
- Transliteration
- va-MET
- Extended
- vah-MEHT
- IPA
- /waˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- dies
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-khee-yig-GOF shor-ISH et-SHOR re-E-hu va-MET
- sentence
ve-khee-yig-GOF shor-ISH et-SHOR re-E-hu va-MET u-makh-RU et-ha-SHOR ha-KHAI ve-kha-TSU et-kas-PO ve-GAM et-ha-MET ye-khe-TSUN
Exegesis
A vav consecutive sequence (va-met {וָמֵת | wāmêṯ}, u-machru {וּמָכְרוּ | ū-māḵərū}, ve-chatsu {וְחָצוּ | wə-ḥāṣû}) narrates the fatality of the ox, the sale of the live ox, and the division actions.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–waw–taw
“to cause to die”
In context — Exodus 21:35
And if a man’s ox strikes his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they shall sell the living ox and divide its price ; and they shall also divide the dead animal .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 21:35, 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.21.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.35.W5.S1) and character.