מוּת verb die (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Assyrian mâtu DlHWB 395, Arabic , Ethiopic , Aramaic מוּת, מִית, ; Nabataean מות EutNab 14, 6; Zinjirli מת DHMSendsch. Glossary); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מֵת [Gen 42:38] +; 3 feminine singular מֵ֫תָה [Gen 35:18] +; 2 masculine singular מַתֶּה [Ezek 28:8] 1 singular וָמַ֑תִּי [Gen 19:19] 3 masculine plural מֵ֫תוּ [Gen 7:22] +; 1 plural מַתְנוּ [Num 14:2]; [2Kgs 7:4] מָ֑תְנוּ [Num 14:9] +; Imperfect יָמוּת [Gen 38:11] +; יָמֹ֑ת [Deut 33:6] +; וַיָּ֫מָת [Gen 11:28] +; 1 singular אָמוּת [Gen 26:9] +; אָמֻת [2Sam 19:38] אָמוּ֫תָה [Gen 46:30] 3 masculine plural יָמ֫וּתוּ [1Sam 2:23] +; יְמֻתוּן [Num 16:29] 3 feminine plural תְּמוּתֶ֫נָה [Ezek 13:19] (Ges«GKC:72»§ 72, 5) +; Imperative מֻת [Deut 32:50]; [Job 2:9] Infinitive absolute מוֺת [Gen 2:17] +; construct מוּת [Gen 25:32] +; suffix מוּתִי [2Sam 19:1] מֻתָן [2Sam 20:3], etc.; Participle מֵת [Gen 20:3] +; suffix מֵתִי [Gen 23:4] +; feminine singular מֵתָה [Gen 30:1]; [Zech 11:9] plural מֵתִים [Exod 12:33] +; construct מֵתֵי [Isa 22:2] +; suffix מֵתֶיךָ [Isa 26:19] —
1. die, of natural or other causes:
\ \ a. (1) of man, וַיִּגְוִע וַיָּמָת and he expired and died [Gen 25:8] ( + בְּשֵׂיבֶה טוֺבָה, see below), v[Gen 25:17]; [Gen 35:29] (P); וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר [Judg 10:2]; [Judg 10:5]; [Judg 8:32]; [Judg 12:7]; [Judg 12:10]; [Judg 12:12]; [Judg 12:15]; [2Sam 17:23] וימלך תַּחְתָּיו וימת and he died and — reigned in his stead [Gen 36:33]; [Gen 36:34]; [Gen 36:35]; [Gen 36:36]; [Gen 36:37]; [Gen 36:38]; [Gen 36:39] (P), [2Sam 10:1] = [1Chr 19:1]; [2Kgs 1:17]; [2Kgs 8:15]; [2Kgs 13:24]; [1Chr 1:44]; [1Chr 1:45]; [1Chr 1:46]; [1Chr 1:47]; [1Chr 1:48]; [1Chr 1:49]; [1Chr 1:50] וימת בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֺבָה and he died in a good old age [1Chr 29:28] (+ [Gen 25:8], see above); as the result of smiting הכה [Exod 21:18]; [Exod 21:20]; [Exod 21:22] (E); + במלחמה [Deut 20:5]; [Deut 20:6]; [Deut 20:7]; [2Sam 19:11] בַּחֶרֶב [Jer 11:22] ברעב v[Jer 11:22] מפני הדעב [Jer 38:9] בְּדֶבֶר [Jer 21:6] באבן [Num 35:17]; [Num 35:23] (P); בַּמַּגֵּפָה [Num 14:37]; [Num 17:14]; [Num 25:9] (P). (2) figurative of wisdom, תָּמוּת חָכְמָה עִמָּכֶם [Job 12:22] of courage, וַיָּמָת לִבּוֺ בְּקִרְבּוֺ and his heart died within him [1Sam 25:37]. — [2Sam 2:31] strike out מֵ֑תוּ We Dr Kit Bu, compare ᵐ5.
\ \ b. of animals [Lev 11:39] cattle [Gen 33:13] (J), fish [Exod 7:18] (E), frogs [Exod 8:9] (J), lion [Eccl 9:4], worm [Isa 66:24] כֶּלֶב מֵת, dead dog (in proverb) [1Sam 24:15]; [2Sam 9:8]; [2Sam 16:9].
\ \ c. a tree [Job 14:8].
\ \ d. זִבְחֵי מֵתִים [Ps 106:28] sacrifices to the dead (idols).
2. die as a penalty = be put to death:
\ \ a. by human authority [Gen 42:20]; [Exod 10:28]; [Exod 21:14] (E), [Gen 44:9]; [Josh 2:14] (J), [Lev 20:20] (H), [Num 35:12]; [Num 35:30] (twice in verse) (P), especially D, [Deut 17:2]; [Deut 17:6]; [Deut 18:20]; [Deut 19:12]; [Deut 22:22]; [Deut 22:25]; [Deut 24:7]; [Judg 6:30]; [1Sam 14:43]; [1Sam 14:45] (twice in verse); [1Sam 19:24]; [Jer 38:24] מוֺת יָּמּוּת, die = be put to a violent death ( > AV RV surely die), [1Sam 14:39]; [1Sam 14:44]; [1Sam 22:16]; [1Kgs 2:37]; [1Kgs 2:42] (all Judaic), [Jer 26:8], all of capital punishment; [2Kgs 8:10] (Ehpraimitic source) cf assassination; מוֺת יוּמַת be put to a violent death, in the codes of [Exod 21:12]; [Exod 21:15]; [Exod 21:16]; [Exod 21:17]; [Exod 22:18] (E), [Lev 20:2]; [Lev 20:9]; [Lev 20:10]; [Lev 20:11]; [Lev 20:12]; [Lev 20:13]; [Lev 20:15]; [Lev 20:16]; [Lev 20:27]; [Lev 24:16]; [Lev 24:17] (H), [Exod 31:14]; [Exod 31:15]; [Num 15:35]; [Num 35:16]; [Num 35:17]; [Num 35:18]; [Num 35:21]; [Num 35:31]; [Lev 27:29] (P; never in D; D uses verb, either Qal or Hiph`il, without infinitive absolute); it is used in narratives [Gen 26:11] (J), [Exod 19:12] (E), [Judg 21:5]. ׳מ is preceded by רגם [Num 15:36] (P), [Deut 21:21]; [1Kgs 12:18] = [2Chr 10:18]; [1Kgs 21:13] סקל [Deut 13:11]; [Deut 17:5]; [Deut 22:21]; [Deut 22:24]; [Deut 1:10]; [Deut 1:13]; [Deut 1:14]; [Deut 1:15] פגע [1Kgs 2:25]; [1Kgs 2:46] רמס [2Kgs 7:17]; [2Kgs 7:20] בְּיַד גֹּאֵל [Josh 20:9] (P).
\ \ b. inflicted by God, [Gen 20:3]; [Gen 20:19]; [Josh 10:11] (E), [Gen 3:3]; [Gen 38:11]; [Exod 11:5]; [Exod 12:36] (J), [Exod 28:35]; [Exod 30:20] (twice in verse); [Lev 8:35]; [Lev 10:2]; [Lev 10:6]; [Lev 10:7]; [Lev 10:9]; [Lev 16:1]; [Lev 16:2]; [Lev 16:13]; [Num 3:4]; [Num 4:19]; [Num 4:20]; [Num 14:35]; [Num 17:14]; [Num 17:28]; [Num 17:35]; [Num 18:3]; [Num 18:32]; [Num 26:11]; [Num 26:61] (P), [Deut 5:22] (twice in verse); [Deut 18:16]; [Judg 6:23]; [1Sam 5:12]; [1Sam 12:19]; [1Sam 25:17]; [1Sam 25:38]; [1Sam 25:39]; [2Sam 6:7]; [2Sam 12:13]; [1Kgs 19:4]; [2Kgs 14:6] = [2Chr 25:4]; [1Chr 24:2]; [2Chr 13:20]; [2Kgs 19:35] = [Isa 37:36]; [Ezek 3:20]; [Ezek 18:4]; [Ezek 18:20]; [Ezek 18:21]; [Ezek 18:28]; [Ezek 33:15] מוֺת יָמוּת [Gen 2:17]; [Gen 3:4] (J), [Gen 20:7] (E), [Judg 13:21]; [Judg 13:22]; [2Sam 12:14]; [2Sam 14:14]; [2Kgs 1:4]; [2Kgs 1:6]; [2Kgs 1:16] (all Judaic), [Num 26:65] (P), [Ezek 3:18]; [Ezek 33:8]; [Ezek 33:14] מוֺת יוּמַת [Ezek 18:13], ביד יהוה [Exod 16:3] (P); בחטא [Lev 22:9] (H), [Num 27:3] (P), [2Kgs 14:6] = [2Chr 25:4] לשׂאת חטא למות [Num 18:22] (P); בחטאת [Ezek 3:20]; [Ezek 18:24] בטמאה [Lev 15:21] (P); ביון [Jer 31:30]; [Ezek 3:18]; [Ezek 3:19]; [Ezek 18:17]; [Ezek 18:18]; [Ezek 33:8]; [Ezek 33:9] לא ישׂאו עון זמתו [Exod 28:43]; [Num 4:15] (P); בעול [Ezek 18:26]; [Ezek 33:13]; [Ezek 33:18] על עול [Ezek 18:26] במעל [1Chr 10:13].
\ \ c. die, perish, of a nation by divine judgment, Moab [Amos 2:2], Ephraim [Hos 13:1] בית ישׂראל [Ezek 18:31]; [Ezek 33:1].
\ \ d. die prematurely, by neglect of wise moral conduct [Prov 5:23]; [Prov 10:21]; [Prov 15:10]; [Prov 19:16]; [Prov 23:13] EC [Prov 7:17]. —
Po`lel. Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix מוֺתְתַנִי [Jer 20:17] 1 singular מֹתַתִּי [2Sam 1:16] Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְמֹתְתֵהוּ [1Sam 17:51] 3 feminine singular תְּמוֺתֵת [Ps 34:22] 1 singular suffix אֲמֹתְתֵהוּ [2Sam 1:10] Imperative suffix מוֺתְתֵנִי [Judg 9:54] מֹתְתֵנִי [2Sam 1:9] infinitive מוֺתֵת [Ps 109:16] Participle מְמוֺתֵת [1Sam 14:13] — kill, put to death, despetch (intensive), absolute [1Sam 14:13], elsewhere with accusative [Judg 9:54]; [1Sam 17:51]; [2Sam 1:9]; [2Sam 1:10]; [2Sam 1:16]; [Jer 20:17]; [Ps 34:22]; [Ps 109:16].
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הֵמִית [Judg 16:30] +; suffix וֶהֱמִתָ֑נִי [2Sam 14:32] הֱמִיתָם [Jer 41:8] 3 feminine singular sf . הֱמִיתָ֑תְהוּ [2Chr 22:11] 2 masculine singular הֵמַתָּה [Num 14:15] 1 singular suffix הֲמִיתִּיו (read הֲמִתִּיו) [1Sam 17:35] 3 masculine plural הֵמִיתוּ [1Sam 30:2] +, etc.; Imperfect יָמִית [Num 35:19] +; וַיָּ֫מֶת [Gen 38:10] +; suffix יְמִיתֵהוּ [1Kgs 13:24] +; יְמִתֶנּוּ [Num 35:19] +; Imperative suffix הֲמִיתֵנִי [1Sam 20:8] plural הָמִיתוּ [1Sam 22:17] Infinitive absolute הָמֵת [2Kgs 11:15] +; construct הָמִית [Lev 20:4] +; Participle מֵמִית [1Sam 2:6] pl, מְמִיתִים [2Kgs 17:26]; [Job 33:22] מְמִתִים [Jer 26:15] — kill, put to death
1. absolute [Job 9:23], elsewhere with accusative, subject man,
\ \ a. of killing men in personal combat, or in war, often preceded by הכּה smite [Josh 10:26]; [Josh 11:17]; [Josh 17:50] +; of destroying a city [2Sam 20:19] (|| השׁחית v[2Sam 20:20]).
\ \ b. by authority, especially in capital punishment [Exod 1:16] (E), [Lev 20:4] (H), [Num 35:19] (twice in verse); [Num 35:21] (P), [Deut 9:10]; [Deut 17:7]; [Judg 20:13]; [1Sam 11:12]; [1Sam 28:9]; [2Sam 14:7]; [2Sam 14:32]; [2Sam 21:4]; [1Kgs 2:26]; [1Kgs 2:34]; [1Kgs 11:40]; [1Kgs 19:17] (twice in verse); [2Kgs 14:6] = [2Chr 25:4]; [Isa 11:4]; [Jer 26:15]; [Jer 26:21]; [Jer 26:24]; [Jer 38:15]; [Jer 38:16]; [Jer 38:25]; [Esth 4:11] בַּחֶרֶב [1Kgs 1:51]; [1Kgs 2:8]; [2Kgs 11:20] = [2Chr 23:21] הָמֵת יָמִית [Judg 15:13]; [1Kgs 3:26]; [1Kgs 3:27]; [Jer 26:19]; [Jer 38:15].
2. subject God, by inflicting penalty, absolute [Deut 32:39]; [1Sam 2:6]; [2Kgs 5:7], elsewhere with accusative [Gen 18:25]; [Gen 38:7]; [Gen 38:10]; [Exod 4:24]; [Num 14:15] (J), [Deut 9:28]; [Judg 13:23]; [1Sam 2:25]; [1Sam 5:10]; [1Sam 5:11]; [1Chr 2:3]; [1Chr 10:14]; [Isa 65:15]; [Hos 9:16] ברעב [Isa 14:30] בצמא [Hos 2:5] of killing fish [Ps 105:29] מְמִיתִים [Job 33:22] executioners, angels of death.
3. of animals killing men, e.g. ox [Exod 21:29] (E), lion [1Kgs 13:24]; [1Kgs 13:26]; [2Kgs 17:26].
4. bring to a premature death [Prov 19:18]; [Prov 21:25].
Hoph`al Perfect הוּמָ֑ת [2Kgs 11:2] +; 3 masculine plural הֻמְתוּ [2Sam 21:9] Imperfect יוּמַת [Lev 20:10] +; יוּמָ֑ת [Gen 26:11] +; Participle מוּמָת [1Sam 19:11], plural מוּמָתִים [2Kgs 11:2] (Qr), [2Chr 22:11] — be killed, put to death:
1. by conspiracy [2Kgs 11:2] (twice in verse) = [2Chr 22:11]; [2Kgs 11:8]; [2Kgs 11:15]; [2Kgs 11:16]; [2Chr 23:7]; [2Chr 23:14].
2. by capital punishment [Exod 21:29] (E), [Exod 35:2]; [Num 1:15]; [Num 3:10]; [Num 3:38]; [Num 18:7] (P), [Lev 19:20]; [Lev 24:16]; [Lev 24:21] (H), [Deut 13:6]; [Deut 17:6] (twice in verse); [Deut 21:22]; [Deut 24:16] (3 t. in verse) = [2Kgs 14:6] (twice in verse), [Josh 1:18] (all D) [Judg 6:31]; [1Sam 11:13]; [1Sam 19:6]; [1Sam 19:11]; [1Sam 20:32]; [2Sam 19:22]; [2Sam 19:23]; [2Sam 21:9]; [2Sam 1:24]; [2Sam 2:13]; , and the phrase מוֺת יוּמת (see Qal 2a).
3. by divine infliction, in the phrase מות יוּמת (see Qal 2b).
4. die prematurely [Prov 19:16].
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