Leviticus 20:27:9Lev.20.27.W9TAB
יוּמָ֑תוּ
yoomatu
“be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yoo-ma-TU
- Extended
- yoo-ma-TOO
- IPA
- /juːmaˈtuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
yoo-ma-TU
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yoo-ma-TU
- clause
veh-ISH oh-ish-SHAH kee-yih-YEH va-HEM OV oh yid-eh-oh-NEE MOT yoo-ma-TU
- sentence
veh-ISH oh-ish-SHAH kee-yih-YEH va-HEM OV oh yid-eh-oh-NEE MOT yoo-ma-TU bah-EH-ven yir-geh-MOO oh-TAM deh-MEE-HEM BAM
Exegesis
The infinitive-predicate sequence mōṯ yūmātû {מוֹת יוּמָתוּ | mōṯ yūmātû} conveys certain capital punishment.
Root and etymology
Rootyod mem tav
“to die”
In context — Leviticus 20:27
Any man or woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death; with stones they shall stone them; their blood is upon them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 20:27, so the Hebrew word יוּמָ֑תוּ (yoomatu) 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.20.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.27.W9.S1) and character.