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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