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Lexicon :: Strong's H4194 - māveṯ

Aa
מָוֶת
Transliteration
māveṯ
Pronunciation
maw'-veth
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1169a

Strong’s Definitions

מָוֶת mâveth, maw'-veth; from H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin:—(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 160x

The KJV translates Strong's H4194 in the following manner: death (128x), die (22x), dead (8x), deadly (1x), slay (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 160x
The KJV translates Strong's H4194 in the following manner: death (128x), die (22x), dead (8x), deadly (1x), slay (1x).

  1. death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead

    1. death

    2. death by violence (as a penalty)

    3. state of death, place of death

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָוֶת mâveth, maw'-veth; from H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin:—(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
STRONGS H4194: Abbreviations
מָ֫וֶת 161 noun masculineExodus 10:17 death; — absolute מ׳ Deuteronomy 19:6 +; מָֽ֫וְתָה Psalm 116:15; construct מוֺת Genesis 25:11 +; suffix מוֺתִו Genesis 27:2 +; plural construct מוֺהֵי Ezekiel 28:10; suffix בְּמֹתָיו Isaiah 53:9; —
1. death, opposed to life, Deuteronomy 30:15,19; 2 Samuel 15:21; כל האדם מ׳ the death of all men (that all go to) Numbers 16:29 (J), as distinguished from violent death; יוֺם מ׳ day of death Genesis 27:2 (J) Judges 13:7; 1 Samuel 15:35 +; שְׁנַת מ׳ Isaiah 6:1; Isaiah 14:28; עד מ׳ Numbers 35:25,28,32; Joshua 20:6 (P), 1 Kings 11:40; לפני מ׳ Genesis 27:7,10; Genesis 50:16 (JE); אחרי מ׳ Genesis 26:18 (J), Genesis 25:11; Leviticus 16:1; Numbers 35:28 (P), Deuteronomy 31:27,29 (D) +; בכור מ׳ Job 18:13 firstborn of death (deadly disease); of flies Ecclesiastes 10:1, unclean animals Leviticus 11:31,32 (P).
2. death by violence as a penalty : † -שֶׁמ׳ מִשְׁפַּט + לְ or בְּ person: a case of death to, or in a man, guilty of capital crime Deuteronomy 19:6; Deuteronomy 21:22; Jeremiah 26:11,16; חֵטְא מ׳ Deuteronomy 22:26; מ׳ (י)בנ 1 Samuel 20:31; 1 Samuel 26:16; 2 Samuel 12:5; אישׁ מ׳ 2 Samuel 19:29; אנשׁי מ׳ 1 Kings 2:26; מַלְאֲכֵי מ׳ Proverbs 16:14 messengers of death; במותָיו Isaiah 53:9 in his (martyr-) death (see BrMP 359).
† 3. state of death or place of death (|| שׁאול) Isaiah 28:15,18; Isaiah 38:18; Hosea 13:14; Habakkuk 2:5; Psalm 6:6; Psalm 49:15; Songs 8:6; Proverbs 5:5; Proverbs 7:27; (|| אבדון) Job 28:22; שׁערי מ׳ gates of death Psalm 9:14; Psalm 107:18; Job 38:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:11; 25:11; 26:18; 27:2; 27:2; 27:7; 27:10; 50:16

Exodus

10:17

Leviticus

11:31; 11:32; 16:1

Numbers

16:29; 35:25; 35:28; 35:28; 35:32

Deuteronomy

19:6; 19:6; 21:22; 22:26; 30:15; 30:19; 31:27; 31:29

Joshua

20:6

Judges

13:7

1 Samuel

15:35; 20:31; 26:16

2 Samuel

12:5; 15:21; 19:29

1 Kings

2:26; 11:40

Job

18:13; 28:22; 38:17

Psalms

6:6; 9:14; 49:15; 107:18; 116:15

Proverbs

5:5; 7:27; 16:14

Ecclesiastes

10:1

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

6:1; 14:28; 28:15; 28:18; 38:18; 53:9; 53:9

Jeremiah

26:11; 26:16

Ezekiel

28:10

Hosea

13:14

Habakkuk

2:5

H4194

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4194 matches the Hebrew מָוֶת (māveṯ),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:18 - Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5 - Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:27 - Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:36 - But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:2 - Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:4 - Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of[fn] their power comes to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:19 - Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:28 - In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:14 - The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:12 - There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:32 - When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14 - A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:21 - The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:11 - Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 - Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
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