מ֥וֹת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מ֥וֹת

   MOT

   surely
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ

   MOT yoom-TOO

   be put to death surely
3. clause🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־כַּלָּת֔וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם

   ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-kal-la-TO MOT yoom-TOO she-NEI-hem

   and a man who lies with his daughter-in-law both of them be put to death surely
4. sentence🔊 וְאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־כַּלָּת֔וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמְת֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם תֶּ֥בֶל עָשׂ֖וּ דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם בָּֽם׃

   ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-kal-la-TO MOT yoom-TOO she-NEI-hem TE-vel a-SU de-MEI-hem BAM

   and a man who lies with his daughter-in-law both of them be put to death surely committed perversion their blood upon them

Exegesis

The infinitive absolute mot {מ֥וֹת | mōṯ} preceding the imperfect yumetu {יוּמְת֖וּ | yū-me-tū} intensifies the death penalty.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 מ־ו־תmem-waw-tav

“to die”