Leviticus 20:9:8Lev.20.9.W8TAB
יוּמָ֑ת
yumat
“be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yu-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAAT
- IPA
- /juˈmaːt/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yu-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
MOT yu-MAT
- clause
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT
- sentence
kee-ISH ISH a-SHER ye-ka-LEL et-a-VIV veh-et-i-MO MOT yu-MAT a-VIV veh-i-MO kih-LEL da-MAV BO
Exegesis
The noun mot {מוֹת | mōṯ} ‘death’ plus yumath {יוּמָת | yûmāṯ} ‘he shall surely be put to death’ pairs noun and verb to enact a judicial decree of execution.
Root and etymology
m-w-tmem-vav-tav
“to die”
In context — Leviticus 20:9
For any man who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 20:9, so the Hebrew word יוּמָ֑ת (yumat) 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.20.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.9.W8.S1) and character.