וַ/יָּ֣מָת

𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕

vayamat

and he died

a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.

H4191

2 Samuel 11:21 · Word #15

Lexicon H4191

Lemmaמוּת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤅𐤕
Transliterationmûwth
Strong'sH4191
In-contextand he died

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H4191-106

and he died

Rootמות (m-w-t)
Core Meaningsdeath, dying, cessation of life, mortality
Semantic Rangeto die, to perish, to come to an end, to be put to death (in passive contexts), to experience mortal danger (figurative), to become lifeless
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb מות marks the universal human condition of mortality and frequently structures genealogical and royal narratives ("and he died"), underscoring the transience of life and the consequences of sin, judgment, or divine decree within Israel’s story.
Morphological NotesVerb from root מות in Qal stem; wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular, marking sequential past narrative action.
Rendering RationaleThe form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past action in narrative sequence: "and he died." The rendering preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem and the masculine singular subject embedded in the verb form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מות (death, dying, cessation of life, mortality)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4192-01 alemut death-of
H4191-01 amit I will cause to die
H4191-02 amitekhe I will cause you (fem.) to die

Word Usage (839 occurrences of H4191)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:17 מ֥וֹת mot dying
Genesis 2:17 תָּמֽוּת tamut you shall die
Genesis 3:3 תְּמֻתֽוּ/ן temutun you die