Leviticus 16:1:11Lev.16.1.W11TAB
וַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃
vayamutu
“died”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-MU-tu
- Extended
- vah-yah-MOO-too
- IPA
- /vaj.jaˈmutu/
Meaning by language
- English
- died
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-ya-MU-tu
- clause
be-kar-va-TAM lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH va-ya-MU-tu
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Yeh-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh a-kha-REE MOT she-NEE be-NEE a-ha-RON be-kar-va-TAM lif-NEE-yeh-ho-VAH va-ya-MU-tu
Exegesis
The infinitive construct beqarvatam {בְּקָרְבָתָ֥ם | bə-qor-vā-tām} functions adverbially to specify approach, which is followed by the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vayamutu {וַיָּמֻֽתוּ | wa-ya-mū-ṯû} ‘and they died’, highlighting a causal result.
In context — Leviticus 16:1
After the death of Aaron’s two sons—when they came near before the LORD and died—the LORD spoke to Moses.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 16:1, so the Hebrew word וַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃ (vayamutu) 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 Lev.16.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.1.W11.S1) and character.