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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מוּת:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
841 total
- Exodus 17:3לְהָמִ֥ית · to makeBut the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
- Exodus 19:12מ֥וֹת · shall surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 20:19נָמֽוּת׃ · we will die“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- Exodus 21:12וָמֵ֖ת · and kills; מ֥וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:14לָמֽוּת׃ס · to be put to deathBut if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
- Exodus 21:15מ֥וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:16מ֥וֹת · must be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃סWhoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
- Exodus 21:17מ֥וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃סAnyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 21:18יָמ֖וּת · dieIf men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
- Exodus 21:20וּמֵ֖ת · and the servant diesIf a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
- Exodus 21:28וָמֵ֑ת · to deathIf an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
- Exodus 21:29וְהֵמִ֥ית · and it kills; יוּמָֽת׃ · be put to deathBut if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
- Exodus 21:34וְהַמֵּ֖ת · and the dead [animal]…the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
- Exodus 21:35וָמֵ֑ת · and it dies; הַמֵּ֖ת · the dead animalIf a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
- Exodus 21:36וְהַמֵּ֖ת · and the dead [animal]But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
- Exodus 22:2וָמֵ֑ת · to deathIf a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
- Exodus 22:10וּמֵ֛ת · but it diesIf a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,
- Exodus 22:14מֵ֑ת · diesIf a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.
- Exodus 22:19מ֥וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃סWhoever lies with an animal must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 28:35יָמֽוּת׃ס · dieAaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
- Exodus 28:43וָמֵ֑תוּ · and dieAaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
- Exodus 30:20יָמֻ֑תוּ · dieWhenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
- Exodus 30:21יָמֻ֑תוּ · dieThus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
- Exodus 31:14מ֣וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָ֔תKeep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
- Exodus 31:15מ֥וֹת · must surely be put to death; יוּמָֽת׃For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 35:2יוּמָֽת׃ · must be put to deathFor six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
- Leviticus 8:35תָמ֑וּתוּ · dieYou must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
- Leviticus 10:2וַיָּמֻ֖תוּ · and they diedSo fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Leviticus 10:6תָמֻ֔תוּ · you will dieThen Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
- Leviticus 10:7תָּמֻ֔תוּ · you will dieYou shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
- Leviticus 10:9תָמֻ֑תוּ · you will die“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Leviticus 11:39יָמוּת֙ · diesIf an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 15:31יָמֻ֙תוּ֙ · dieYou must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
- Leviticus 16:1וַיָּמֻֽתוּ׃Now the LORD spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the LORD.
- Leviticus 16:2יָמ֔וּת · he will dieAnd the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
- Leviticus 16:13יָמֽוּת׃ · dieHe is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
- Leviticus 19:20יוּמְת֖וּ · to be put to deathIf a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.
- Leviticus 20:2מ֣וֹת · must be put to death; יוּמָ֑ת“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.