Leviticus 16:1:5Lev.16.1.W5TAB
מ֔וֹת
mot
“death of”
- Transliteration
- MOT
- Extended
- MOHT
- IPA
- /moːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- death of
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
MOT
- phraseyour reading level
a-kha-REE MOT
- clause
va-ye-dab-BER Yeh-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh a-kha-REE MOT she-NEE be-NEE a-ha-RON
- 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 retrospective clause acharei mot shenei bnei Aharon {אַחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת שְׁנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן | ʾa-ḥă-rê mō-wṯ šê-nê bə-nê ʾă-hǎ-rōn} frames the timing after a fatal event.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–vav–tav
“death”
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 16:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 16:1, so the Hebrew word מ֔וֹת (mot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.1.W5.S1) and character.