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תְּמוּתָה

𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤄

tᵉmûwthâh

H8546 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מות to die, perish

Definition

State of dying or being dead; the reality or occurrence of death as an event or condition, both in a literal physical sense and, contextually, as a metaphor for destruction or the end of existence. Used for actual death, the process of dying, or figuratively for ruin or obliteration.

Semantic Range

death, dying, state of being dead, process or event of dying, liability to death, inevitable death, destruction, doom

Root / Etymology

From the root מוּת (to die). תְּמוּתָה is a feminine noun formation with the abstract suffix -ָה, signifying the state or condition pertaining to the root verb.

Historical & Contextual Notes

While תְּמוּתָה is related to the common word for death, מָוֶת (mâwet), it often emphasizes the state or condition of dying, mortality, or doomed destruction, sometimes with legal or covenantal undertones (such as 'liable to death'). Rare in the Hebrew Bible, its usages cluster in poetic or formal passages (e.g., Ezekiel 33:8, denoting the penalty for covenantal violations). It can refer to threatened death, an impending execution, or the abstract idea of being under a sentence of death. Some English translations use 'execution' or 'doomed to die,' but these do not always capture its full nuance as a noun referring to the quality or state of mortality. Unlike מָוֶת, which is used as the general term for death (state or place), תְּמוּתָה may be more closely associated with the process or reality of dying itself.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from מוּת; execution (as a doom); death, die.

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Root Family

מות (m-w-t) — to die, perish

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4131 מוֹט in death of
H4191 מוּת I will cause to die
H4192 מוּת death-of
H4193 מוֹת to death
H4194 מָוֶת in death

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8546-01 תְמוּתָֽה temutah HNcfsa death state of death 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8546-01 Psalms 79:11 תְמוּתָֽה temutah HNcfsa doomed to die state of death
H8546-01 Psalms 102:21 תְמוּתָֽה temutah HNcfsa death state of death
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