Leviticus 24:17:7Lev.24.17.W7TAB
יוּמָֽת׃
yoomat
“be put to death”
- Transliteration
- yoo-MAT
- Extended
- yoo-MAAT
- IPA
- /juː.ˈmaːt/
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
yoo-MAT
- clause
MOT yoo-MAT
- sentence
ve-ISH KI ya-KEH kohl-NE-fesh a-DAM MOT yoo-MAT
Exegesis
The Hophal imperfect yûmāt {יוּמָת | yûmāt} ‘he shall surely be put to death’ places the verb before its subject for emphasis on the certainty of communal enforcement.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Vav-Taw
“to die”
In context — Leviticus 24:17
And if any man kills any human being , he shall surely be put to death .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 24:17, so the Hebrew word יוּמָֽת׃ (yoomat) 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.24.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.17.W7.S1) and character.