Hebrew · H4191, H5307

תְּמוּתוּן / תִּפֹּלוּ

To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill · to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

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מוּתH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Pronunciationmût
Moves from literal death to spiritual/covenantal death; God's instrument of judgment and consequence for covenant violation.
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נָפַלH5307to fall , in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

What does תְּמוּתוּן / תִּפֹּלוּ (temutun / tippolu) mean in the Bible?

מוּת · נָפַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "death and downfall under judgment".

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What does מוּת · נָפַל mean in the Bible?

מוּת · נָפַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "death and downfall under judgment".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4191, H5307?

H4191, H5307 is connected to 1,274 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. death and downfall under judgment

Source Gloss

death and downfall under judgment
Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups4Aligned forms420
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense322×
Imperfect1Sam 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 28:35168×
Perfect1Chr 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 2:770×
Infinitive absolute1Kgs 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 21:1749×
Participle active1Sam 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 48:2130×
JussiveJob 36:14 · Num 23:10 · Deut 33:6
Cohortative1Sam 12:19 · Gen 46:30
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action65×
Imperfect1Kgs 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 21:1560×
Perfect2Kgs 11:2 · 2Sam 21:9
Jussive2Kgs 11:15 · Jer 38:4
Participle passive1Sam 19:11
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action30×
Perfect1Chr 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 17:613×
Imperfect1Kgs 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 5:211×
Participle active1Sam 2:6 · 2Kgs 17:26 · Jer 26:15
Infinitive absolute2Kgs 11:15 · Jer 38:15
Infinitive constructLev 20:4
Polel
Participle active1Sam 14:13
Perfect2Sam 1:16
ImperfectPs 34:22
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