Joshua 20:9:16Josh.20.9.W16TAB
יָמ֗וּת
yamut
“he die”
- Transliteration
- ya-MUT
- Extended
- yaa-MOOT
- IPA
- /jaːˈmuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- he 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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Word in context
- word
ya-MUT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO ya-MUT
- clause
ve-LO ya-MUT be-YAD go-EL ha-DAM ad-am-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH
- sentence
E-leh ha-YU a-REI ha-mu-a-DAH le-KOL be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-la-GER ha-GAR be-to-KHAM la-NUS sha-MAH kol-ma-KE-ne-FESH bish-ga-GAH ve-LO ya-MUT be-YAD go-EL ha-DAM ad-am-DO lif-NEI ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
Preventive justice is conveyed in wəlōʾ yāmût bəyad gōʾēl haddām {וְלֹא יָמוּת בְּיַד גֹּאֵל הַדָּם | wəlōʾ yāmût bəyad gōʾēl haddām} ‘and he shall not die by the hand of the avenger of blood’.
In context — Joshua 20:9
These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Israel and for the foreigner living among them, so that anyone who struck a life unintentionally could flee there and not die at the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood before the congregation.
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 20:9, so the Hebrew word יָמ֗וּת (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 Josh.20.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.9.W16.S1) and character.