Leviticus 20:15:6Lev.20.15.W6TAB
מ֣וֹת
moht
“surely”
- Transliteration
- MOHT
- Extended
- MOHT
- IPA
- /moːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- surely
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
MOHT
- phraseyour reading level
MOHT yu-MAT
- clause
ve-EESH a-SHER yit-TEN she-KHOV-TO bi-VEH-HE-MAA MOHT yu-MAT
- sentence
ve-EESH a-SHER yit-TEN she-KHOV-TO bi-VEH-HE-MAA MOHT yu-MAT veh-et-ha-be-HE-MAA ta-ha-RO-goo
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} intensifies the subsequent Niphal imperfect yūmat {יוּמָת | yūmat} ‘he shall be put to death’.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–vav–taw
“death”
In context — Leviticus 20:15
And any man who lies with an animal must be put to death , and you must kill the animal.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 20:15, so the Hebrew word מ֣וֹת (moht) 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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.15.W6.S1) and character.