מוּת verb die (Late Hebrew
id. (rare); Assyrian
mâtu Dl
HWB 395, Arabic
, Ethiopic
, Aramaic
מוּת,
מִית,
; Nabataean
מות Eut
Nab 14, 6; Zinjirli
מת DHM
Sendsch. Glossary); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מֵת Genesis 42:38 +;
3rd person feminine singular מֵ֫תָה Genesis 35:18 +;
2nd person masculine singular מַתֶּה Ezekiel 28:8;
1st person singular וָמַ֑תִּי Genesis 19:19;
3rd person masculine plural מֵ֫תוּ Genesis 7:22 +; 1st person plural
מַתְנוּ Numbers 14:2;
2 Kings 7:4;
מָ֑תְנוּ Numbers 14:9 +;
Imperfect יָמוּת Genesis 38:11 +;
יָמֹ֑ת Deuteronomy 33:6 +;
וַיָּ֫מָת Genesis 11:28 +;
1st person singular אָמוּת Genesis 26:9 +;
אָמֻת 2 Samuel 19:38;
אָמוּ֫תָה Genesis 46:30;
3rd person masculine plural יָמ֫וּתוּ 1 Samuel 2:23 +;
יְמֻתוּן Numbers 16:29;
3rd person feminine plural תְּמוּתֶ֫נָה Ezekiel 13:19 (Ges
§ 72, 5) +;
Imperative מֻת Deuteronomy 32:50;
Job 2:9;
Infinitive absolute מוֺת Genesis 2:17 +;
construct מוּת Genesis 25:32 +; suffix
מוּתִי 2 Samuel 19:1;
מֻתָן 2 Samuel 20:3, etc.;
Participle מֵת Genesis 20:3 +; suffix
מֵתִי Genesis 23:4 +;
feminine singular מֵתָה Genesis 30:1;
Zechariah 11:9; plural
מֵתִים Exodus 12:33 +; construct
מֵתֵי Isaiah 22:2 +; suffix
מֵתֶיךָ Isaiah 26:19; —
1. die, of natural or other causes:
a.
(1) of man,
וַיִּגְוִע וַיָּמָת and he expired and died Genesis 25:8 (+
בְּשֵׂיבֶה טוֺבָה, see below),
Genesis 25:17;
Genesis 35:29 (P);
וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר Judges 10:2,
5;
Judges 8:32;
Judges 12:7,
10,
12,
15;
2 Samuel 17:23;
וימלך תַּחְתָּיו וימת and he died and — reigned in his stead Genesis 36:33,
34,
35,
36,
37,
38,
39 (P),
2 Samuel 10:1 =
1 Chronicles 19:1;
2 Kings 1:17;
2 Kings 8:15;
2 Kings 13:24;
1 Chronicles 1:44,
45,
46,
47,
48,
49,
50;
וימת בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֺבָה and he died in a good old age 1 Chronicles 29:28 (+
Genesis 25:8, see above); as the result of smiting
הכה Exodus 21:18,
20,
22 (E); +
במלחמה Deuteronomy 20:5,
6,
7;
2 Samuel 19:11;
בַּחֶרֶב Jeremiah 11:22;
ברעב Jeremiah 11:22;
מפני הדעב Jeremiah 38:9;
בְּדֶבֶר Jeremiah 21:6;
באבן Numbers 35:17,
23 (P);
בַּמַּגֵּפָה Numbers 14:37; Numbers 17:14;
Numbers 25:9 (P).
(2) figurative of wisdom,
תָּמוּת חָכְמָה עִמָּכֶם Job 12:22; of courage,
וַיָּמָת לִבּוֺ בְּקִרְבּוֺ and his heart died within him 1 Samuel 25:37. —
2 Samuel 2:31 strike out
מֵ֑תוּ We Dr Kit Bu, compare
.
d. זִבְחֵי מֵתִים Psalm 106:28 sacrifices to the dead (idols).
2. die as a penalty = be put to death:
a. by human authority
Genesis 42:20;
Exodus 10:28;
Exodus 21:14 (E),
Genesis 44:9;
Joshua 2:14 (J),
Leviticus 20:20 (H),
Numbers 35:12,
30 (twice in verse) (P), especially D,
Deuteronomy 17:2,
6;
Deuteronomy 18:20;
Deuteronomy 19:12;
Deuteronomy 22:22,
25;
Deuteronomy 24:7;
Judges 6:30;
1 Samuel 14:43,
45 (twice in verse);
1 Samuel 19:24;
Jeremiah 38:24;
יָמוּת מוֹת,
die =
be put to a violent death (> AV RV
surely die),
1 Samuel 14:39,
44;
1 Samuel 22:16;
1 Kings 2:37,
42 (all Judaic),
Jeremiah 26:8, all of capital punishment;
2 Kings 8:10 (Ehpraimitic source) cf assassination;
מוֺת יוּמַת be put to a violent death, in the codes of
Exodus 21:12,
15,
16,
17;
Exodus 22:18 (E),
Leviticus 20:2,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
15,
16,
27;
Leviticus 24:16,
17 (H),
Exodus 31:14,
15;
Numbers 15:35;
Numbers 35:16,
17,
18,
21,
31;
Leviticus 27:29 (P; never in D; D uses verb, either Qal or Hiph., without infinitive absolute); it is used in narratives
Genesis 26:11 (J),
Exodus 19:12 (E),
Judges 21:5.
מ׳ is preceded by
רגם Numbers 15:36 (P),
Deuteronomy 21:21;
1 Kings 12:18 2 Chronicles 10:18;
1 Kings 21:13;
סקל Deuteronomy 13:11;
Deuteronomy 17:5;
Deuteronomy 22:21,
24;
1 Kings 21:10,
13,
14,
15;
פגע 1 Kings 2:25,
46;
רמס 2 Kings 7:17,
20;
בְּיַד גֹּאֵל Joshua 20:9 (P).
b. inflicted by God,
Genesis 20:3; Genesis 20:19;
Joshua 10:11 (E),
Genesis 3:3;
Genesis 38:11;
Exodus 11:5;
Exodus 12:36 (J),
Exodus 28:35;
Exodus 30:20 (twice in verse);
Leviticus 8:35;
Leviticus 10:2,
6,
7,
9;
Leviticus 16:1,
2,
13;
Numbers 3:4;
Numbers 4:19,
20;
Numbers 14:35; Numbers 17:14; Numbers 17:28; Numbers 17:35;
Numbers 18:3;
Numbers 18:32;
Numbers 26:11;
Numbers 26:61 (P),
Deuteronomy 5:22 (twice in verse);
Deuteronomy 18:16;
Judges 6:23;
1 Samuel 5:12;
1 Samuel 12:19;
1 Samuel 25:17,
38,
39;
2 Samuel 6:7;
2 Samuel 12:13;
1 Kings 19:4;
2 Kings 14:6 2 Chronicles 25:4;
1 Chronicles 24:2;
2 Chronicles 13:20;
2 Kings 19:35 =
Isaiah 37:36;
Ezekiel 3:20;
Ezekiel 18:4,
20,
21,
28;
Ezekiel 33:15;
מוֺת יָמוּת Genesis 2:17;
Genesis 3:4 (J),
Genesis 20:7 (E),
Judges 13:21,
22;
2 Samuel 12:14;
2 Samuel 14:14;
2 Kings 1:4,
6,
16 (all Judaic),
Numbers 26:65 (P),
Ezekiel 3:18;
Ezekiel 33:8,
14;
מוֺת יוּמַת Ezekiel 18:13,
ביד יהוה Exodus 16:3 (P);
בחטא Leviticus 22:9 (H),
Numbers 27:3 (P),
2 Kings 14:6 2 Chronicles 25:4;
לשׂאת חטא למות Numbers 18:22 (P);
בחטאת Ezekiel 3:20;
Ezekiel 18:24;
בטמאה Leviticus 15:21 (P);
ביון Jeremiah 31:30;
Ezekiel 3:18,
19;
Ezekiel 18:17,
18;
Ezekiel 33:8,
9;
לא ישׂאו עון זמתו Exodus 28:43;
Numbers 4:15 (P);
בעול Ezekiel 18:26;
Ezekiel 33:13,
18;
על עול Ezekiel 18:26;
במעל 1 Chronicles 10:13.
Note. On (
לַבֵּן)
עַלמֿוּת Psalm 9:1; Psalm 48:15 see
עַלְמָה below II.
עלם.
Po`lel. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix
מוֺתְתַנִי Jeremiah 20:17;
1st person singular מֹתַתִּי 2 Samuel 1:16;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יְמֹתְתֵהוּ 1 Samuel 17:51;
3rd person feminine singular תְּמוֺתֵת Psalm 34:22;
1st person singular suffix אֲמֹתְתֵהוּ 2 Samuel 1:10;
Imperative suffix
מוֺתְתֵנִי Judges 9:54;
מֹתְתֵנִי 2 Samuel 1:9; infinitive
מוֺתֵת Psalm 109:16;
Participle מְמוֺתֵת 1 Samuel 14:13; —
kill, put to death, despatch (intensive), absolute
1 Samuel 14:13, elsewhere with accusative
Judges 9:54;
1 Samuel 17:51;
2 Samuel 1:9,
10,
16;
Jeremiah 20:17;
Psalm 34:22;
Psalm 109:16.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֵמִית Judges 16:30 +; suffix
וֶהֱמִתָ֑נִי 2 Samuel 14:32;
הֱמִיתָם Jeremiah 41:8;
3rd person feminine singular suffix הֱמִיתָ֑תְהוּ 2 Chronicles 22:11;
2nd person masculine singular הֵמַתָּה Numbers 14:15;
1st person singular suffix הֲמִיתִּיו (read
הֲמִתִּיו)
1 Samuel 17:35;
3rd person masculine plural הֵמִיתוּ 1 Samuel 30:2 +, etc.;
Imperfect יָמִית Numbers 35:19 +;
וַיָּ֫מֶת Genesis 38:10 +; suffix
יְמִיתֵהוּ 1 Kings 13:24 +;
יְמִתֶנּוּ Numbers 35:19 +;
Imperative suffix
הֲמִיתֵנִי 1 Samuel 20:8; plural
הָמִיתוּ 1 Samuel 22:17;
Infinitive absolute הָמֵת 2 Kings 11:15 +;
construct הָמִית Leviticus 20:4 +;
Participle מֵמִית 1 Samuel 2:6; pl,
מְמִיתִים 2 Kings 17:26;
Job 33:22;
מְמִתִים Jeremiah 26:15; —
kill, put to death
1. absolute
Job 9:23, elsewhere with accusative, subject man,
b. by authority, especially in capital punishment
Exodus 1:16 (E),
Leviticus 20:4 (H),
Numbers 35:19 (twice in verse);
Numbers 35:21 (P),
Deuteronomy 9:10;
Deuteronomy 17:7;
Judges 20:13;
1 Samuel 11:12;
1 Samuel 28:9;
2 Samuel 14:7,
32;
2 Samuel 21:4;
1 Kings 2:26,
34;
1 Kings 11:40;
1 Kings 19:17 (twice in verse);
2 Kings 14:6 2 Chronicles 25:4;
Isaiah 11:4;
Jeremiah 26:15,
21,
24;
Jeremiah 38:15,
16,
25;
Esther 4:11;
בַּחֶרֶב 1 Kings 1:51;
1 Kings 2:8;
2 Kings 11:20 2 Chronicles 23:21;
הָמֵת יָמִית Judges 15:13;
1 Kings 3:26,
27;
Jeremiah 26:19;
Jeremiah 38:15.
Hoph. Perfect הוּמָ֑ת 2 Kings 11:2 +;
3rd person masculine plural הֻמְתוּ 2 Samuel 21:9;
Imperfect יוּמַת Leviticus 20:10 +;
יוּמָ֑ת Genesis 26:11 +;
Participle מוּמָת 1 Samuel 19:11, plural
מוּמָתִים 2 Kings 11:2 (Qr),
2 Chronicles 22:11; —
be killed, put to death:
3. by divine infliction, in the phrase מות יוּמת (see Qal 2b).
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H4193.
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