Exodus 22:14:6Exod.22.14.W6TABWLC Exodus 22:13
א֣וֹ־מֵ֑ת
omet
“or dies”
- Transliteration
- o-MET
- Extended
- oh-MEHT
- IPA
- /ʔoː.ˈmeːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- or dies
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
o-MET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nish-BAR o-MET
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL EESH me-IM re-E-hoo ve-nish-BAR o-MET
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL EESH me-IM re-E-hoo ve-nish-BAR o-MET be-a-LAV een-im-MO sha-LEM ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The coordinated perfect verbs ve-nish-bar {וְנִשְׁבַּר | wə-niš-bar} ‘it is broken’ and ō-mēyt {אוֹ־מֵת | ʾō-mēyt} ‘or it dies’ present alternative outcomes.
In context — Exodus 22:14
And if a man borrows something from his neighbor and it is broken or dies while the owner is not present, he must make restitution .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 22:14, so the Hebrew word א֣וֹ־מֵ֑ת (omet) 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.22.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.14.W6.S1) and character.