Jeremiah 21:9:4Jer.21.9.W4TAB
יָמ֕וּת
yamut
“will die”
- Transliteration
- ya-MUT
- Extended
- yaa-MOOT
- IPA
- /jaːˈmuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- will die
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
- clause
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver
- sentence
ha-yo-SHEV ba-IR ha-ZOT ya-MUT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV u-vad-DA-ver ve-ha-yo-TSE ve-na-FAL al-ha-kas-DIM ha-tsa-RIM a-le-KHEM yikh-ye ve-kha-YA ve-ha-ye-TA-lo naf-SHO le-sha-LAL
Exegesis
The series yamut {יָמ֕וּת | yā-mût} with the tricolon baḥerev, uva-rav, uva-daver underscores certain death by sword, famine, and pestilence.
In context — Jeremiah 21:9
Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans besieging you will live, and his life will be for him a spoil .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word יָמ֕וּת (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 Jer.21.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.9.W4.S1) and character.