Hebrew · H4191, H1590, H1931

וּמֵת הַגַּנָּב הַהוּא

To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill · a stealer · He ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

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מוּת H4191 to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Pronunciation mût
Moves from literal death to spiritual/covenantal death; God's instrument of judgment and consequence for covenant violation.
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גַּנָּב H1590 a stealer
הוּא H1931 he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Pronunciation hûʾ
Third person pronoun functioning as copula substitute; carries emphatic force when expressed rather than inflected in verb.
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What does וּמֵת הַגַּנָּב הַהוּא (umet hagannav hahu) mean in the Bible?

מוּת · גַּנָּב · הוּא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill".

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Meaning

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Word Origins

וּמֵת הַגַּנָּב הַהוּא is a primitive root — no further derivation.

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 322×
Imperfect 1Sam 14:39 · 1Sam 14:45 · 2Kgs 8:10 · 2Kgs 13:14 · 2Kgs 14:6 · 2Sam 3:33 · 2Sam 12:14 · Amos 7:11 · Deut 20:5 · Deut 20:6 · Deut 20:7 · Deut 24:3 · Eccl 2:16 · Exod 9:4 · Exod 21:18 · Exod 28:35 168×
Perfect 1Chr 10:5 · 1Kgs 3:21 · 1Kgs 11:21 · 1Kgs 14:17 · 1Kgs 21:15 · 1Kgs 21:16 · 1Sam 14:45 · 1Sam 17:51 · 1Sam 25:39 · 1Sam 28:3 · 1Sam 31:5 · 2Chr 22:10 · 2Kgs 4:1 · 2Kgs 11:1 · 2Sam 1:5 · 2Sam 2:7 70×
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 2:37 · 1Kgs 2:42 · 1Sam 14:39 · 1Sam 14:44 · 1Sam 22:16 · 2Kgs 1:4 · 2Kgs 1:6 · 2Kgs 1:16 · 2Kgs 8:10 · 2Sam 12:14 · 2Sam 14:14 · Exod 19:12 · Exod 21:12 · Exod 21:15 · Exod 21:16 · Exod 21:17 49×
Participle active 1Sam 24:15 · 2Kgs 4:32 · 2Kgs 19:35 · 2Kgs 20:1 · 2Kgs 23:30 · 2Sam 14:2 · 2Sam 19:7 · Deut 4:22 · Exod 12:30 · Exod 12:33 · Exod 14:30 · Ezek 24:17 · Ezek 44:25 · Gen 20:3 · Gen 30:1 · Gen 48:21 30×
Jussive Job 36:14 · Num 23:10 · Deut 33:6
Cohortative 1Sam 12:19 · Gen 46:30
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 65×
Imperfect 1Kgs 2:24 · 1Sam 11:13 · 1Sam 19:6 · 1Sam 20:32 · 2Chr 15:13 · 2Chr 23:7 · 2Chr 23:14 · 2Kgs 11:8 · 2Kgs 14:6 · 2Sam 19:22 · 2Sam 19:23 · Deut 13:6 · Deut 17:6 · Exod 19:12 · Exod 21:12 · Exod 21:15 60×
Perfect 2Kgs 11:2 · 2Sam 21:9
Jussive 2Kgs 11:15 · Jer 38:4
Participle passive 1Sam 19:11
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 30×
Perfect 1Chr 19:18 · 2Chr 25:4 · 2Kgs 14:6 · 2Kgs 16:9 · 2Sam 3:30 · 2Sam 21:1 · Judg 16:30 · 1Sam 30:2 · 2Chr 23:21 · 2Kgs 11:20 · 2Sam 13:32 · Num 17:6 13×
Imperfect 1Kgs 1:51 · 1Kgs 19:17 · 1Sam 5:11 · Isa 11:4 · Job 9:23 · Num 35:19 · Num 35:21 · Deut 32:39 · Gen 42:37 · Job 5:2 11×
Participle active 1Sam 2:6 · 2Kgs 17:26 · Jer 26:15
Infinitive absolute 2Kgs 11:15 · Jer 38:15
Infinitive construct Lev 20:4
Polel
Participle active 1Sam 14:13
Perfect 2Sam 1:16
Imperfect Ps 34:22
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