Leviticus 20:10:10Lev.20.10.W10TAB
מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת
mohtyumat
“shall surely be put to death”
- Transliteration
- MOHT-yu-MAT
- Extended
- MOHT-yoo-MAHT
- IPA
- /moːt.juˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall surely be put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MOHT-yu-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
MOHT-yu-MAT ha-no-EF
- clause
MOHT-yu-MAT ha-no-EF ve-ha-no-a-FET
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET ISH a-SHER yin-AF et-eh-SHET reh-EH-hu MOHT-yu-MAT ha-no-EF ve-ha-no-a-FET
Exegesis
The command mot-yu-mat {מוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת | mōt-yū-mat} combines an infinitive absolute with a Niphal imperfect to intensify the verdict.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem-vav-tav
“to die”
In context — Leviticus 20:10
If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 20:10, so the Hebrew word מֽוֹת־יוּמַ֥ת (mohtyumat) 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.20.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.10.W10.S1) and character.