Definition
a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Traditional renderings: × at all, × crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), × must needs, slay, × surely, × very suddenly, × in (no) wise.
Traditional renderings: × at all, × crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), × must needs, slay, × surely, × very suddenly, × in (no) wise.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Genesis 2:17מ֥וֹת · you will surely die; תָּמֽוּת׃…but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
- Genesis 3:3תְּמֻתֽוּן׃ · you will die…but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
- Genesis 3:4מ֖וֹת · surely die; תְּמֻתֽוּן׃“You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman.
- Genesis 5:5וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:8וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:11וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:14וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:17וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:20וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ · and then he diedSo Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:27וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ · and then he diedSo Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 5:31וַיָּמֹֽת׃ס · and then he diedSo Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 7:22מֵֽתוּ׃ · diedOf all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
- Genesis 9:29וַיָּמֹֽת׃פ · and then he diedSo Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
- Genesis 11:28וַיָּ֣מָת · diedDuring his father Terah’s lifetime, Haran died in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.
- Genesis 11:32וַיָּ֥מָת · and he diedTerah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.
- Genesis 18:25לְהָמִ֤ית · to killFar be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- Genesis 19:19וָמַֽתִּי׃ · and I will dieYour servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
- Genesis 20:3מֵת֙ · You are as good as deadOne night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
- Genesis 20:7מ֣וֹת · you will surely die; תָּמ֔וּתNow return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
- Genesis 23:2וַתָּ֣מָת · diedShe died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
- Genesis 23:3מֵת֑וֹ · his dead wifeThen Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
- Genesis 23:4מֵתִ֖י · my dead“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
- Genesis 23:6מֵתֶ֑ךָ · your dead; מֵתֶֽךָ׃ · your dead“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
- Genesis 23:8מֵתִי֙ · my dead“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
- Genesis 23:11מֵתֶֽךָ׃ · your dead“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
- Genesis 23:13מֵתִ֖י · my dead…and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
- Genesis 23:15מֵתְךָ֖ · your dead“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
- Genesis 25:8וַיָּ֧מָת · and diedAnd at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
- Genesis 25:17וַיָּ֔מָת · and diedIshmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
- Genesis 25:32לָמ֑וּת“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
- Genesis 26:9אָמ֖וּת · dieAbimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”
- Genesis 26:11מ֥וֹת · will surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
- Genesis 27:4אָמֽוּת׃ · I dieThen prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.”
- Genesis 30:1מֵתָ֥ה · will dieWhen Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
- Genesis 33:13וָמֵ֖תוּ · will dieBut Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
- Genesis 35:8וַתָּ֤מָת · diedNow Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
- Genesis 35:18מֵ֔תָה · she was dyingAnd with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
- Genesis 35:19וַתָּ֖מָת · diedSo Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
- Genesis 35:29וַיָּ֙מָת֙ · and diedThen he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
- Genesis 36:33וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:34וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:35וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
- Genesis 36:36וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:37וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:38וַיָּ֖מָת · diedWhen Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.