Exodus 22:19:4Exod.22.19.W4TABWLC Exodus 22:18
יוּמָֽת׃
yoomat
“be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yoo-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAAT
- IPA
- /juːˈmaːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- be put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yoo-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yoo-MAT
- sentence
kol-sho-KHEV im-be-he-MA MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The pairing of the infinitive absolute mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘death’ with the Hofal imperfect yumat {יוּמָת | yûmāt} ‘he shall be put to death’ forms an emphatic legal formula denoting a capital offense.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–vav–tav
“to die”
In context — Exodus 22:19
Any person who lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 22:19, so the Hebrew word יוּמָֽת׃ (yoomat) 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.22.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.19.W4.S1) and character.