Lexicon
מָמוֹת
ma.mot
H4463
H:N-M Hebrew

death

3
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

ma.mot denotes death as the fate of those put to death, slain, or dying amid deadly disease.

The attested uses concern death as a fatal outcome: royal sons are about to be put to death, a ruler dies the death of the slain, and people die amid deadly diseases.

Senses in use

  1. Death as a fatal outcome · dominant

    In 2 Kings 11:2, the passive participial form occurs of the king's sons whom Jehosheba hides while they are about to be put to death. The construct plural noun forms occur in Ezekiel 28:8, where the APB renders the clause "you will die the death of the slain," and in Jeremiah 16:4, where it renders "They shall die of deadly diseases."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with "put to death," "die the death of the slain," and "die of deadly diseases." These phrases show the verses' death contexts rather than fixed English renderings of the term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture