Leviticus 20:13:11Lev.20.13.W11TAB
יוּמָ֖תוּ
yumatu
“shall be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yu-ma-TU
- Extended
- yoo-mah-TOO
- IPA
- /juːmaˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall be put to death
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yu-ma-TU
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yu-ma-TU
- clause
MOT yu-ma-TU de-MEI-HEM BAM
- sentence
ve-ISH a-SHER yish-KAV et-za-KHAR mish-ke-VEI ish-SHAH to-eh-VAH a-SU shnei-HEM MOT yu-ma-TU de-MEI-HEM BAM
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘dying’ plus the imperfect yu-ma-tu {יוּמָתוּ | yū-mā-tū} ‘they shall die’ form an emphatic verbal sequence enforcing the death penalty.
Root and etymology
Rootyod mem tav
“to die”
In context — Leviticus 20:13
And a man who lies with a male as with a woman has committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death, and their blood is upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 20:13, so the Hebrew word יוּמָ֖תוּ (yumatu) 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.20.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.13.W11.S1) and character.