מ֥וֹת

𐤌𐤅𐤕

mot

death

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

Exodus 21:16 · Word #6

Lexicon H4191

Lemmaמוּת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤅𐤕
Transliterationmûwth
Strong'sH4191
In-contextdeath

Morphology HVqa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb

SIBI-P1 H4191-59

to die

Rootמות (m-w-t)
Core Meaningsdeath, dying, cessation of life, execution, destruction
Semantic Rangeto die physically; to face death; to be put to death; to perish; to experience ruin or destruction; as a noun, death or the state of death
Conceptual Significanceמות expresses the fundamental biblical reality of mortality under the curse of sin, the covenantal warning "you shall surely die," and the judicial act of capital punishment. It frames both the human condition and the hope of divine deliverance from death, making it central to biblical theology of life, judgment, and redemption.
Morphological NotesQal infinitive absolute (HVqa), masculine singular form; also attested as a masculine singular noun in construct (מוֹת) meaning "death of." The Qal stem conveys the simple, active sense "to die," while causative forms (Hiphil) mean "to cause to die, kill."
Rendering RationaleThe form מוֹת is primarily the Qal infinitive absolute of the root מות, expressing the simple active sense "to die." Rendering it as "to die" preserves the core verbal idea of the root (cessation of life) while accurately reflecting the Qal stem and infinitive absolute form, which often intensifies or emphasizes the verbal action in context (e.g., "surely die").

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

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

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