Hebrew · H6435, H4191 · unreviewed

פֶּן־נָמוּת

Properly, removal ; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest · to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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פֵּן H6435 properly, removal ; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Pronunciation pēn
Expresses cautionary negation: marks feared consequence or preventive intent to avoid undesired outcome.
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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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What does פֶּן־נָמוּת (pen-namut) mean in the Bible?

פֵּן · מוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, removal ; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest".

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Meaning

properly, removal ; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 420 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 244 Perfect 85 Infinitive absolute 51 Participle 33 Cohortative 2 Participle active 1 Participle passive 1 Perfective 1 Infinitive construct 1 Imperfective 1
Stem
Qal 322 Hophal 65 Hiphil 30 Polel 3
Mood
Indicative/jussive 214 Indicative 85 Indicative/cohortative 25 Jussive 5
OT Occurrences
Gen 2:17 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 2:17 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 3:4 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 7:22 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 20:3 Qal · Participle Gen 20:7 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 20:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 26:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 26:11 Qal · Infinitive absolute Gen 26:11 Hophal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 27:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 30:1 Qal · Participle Gen 35:18 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 38:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 42:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 42:20 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 42:37 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Gen 42:38 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 43:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 44:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 45:28 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 46:30 Qal · Cohortative Gen 47:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 47:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 47:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 48:7 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 48:21 Qal · Participle Gen 50:5 Qal · Participle Gen 50:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Gen 50:24 Qal · Participle Exod 4:19 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 7:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 7:21 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 9:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 9:6 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 9:7 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Exod 10:28 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 12:30 Qal · Participle Exod 12:33 Qal · Participle Exod 14:30 Qal · Participle +380 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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