לְ/הָמִ֤ית
𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕
mûwth
to kill
To die, to cease living; to come to the end of life through natural, violent, or judicial means. Functions both as an intransitive verb (to die, to perish) and, in derived stems, as a causative (to put to death, to kill). The semantic range extends metaphorically to describe the loss of vitality, the end of lineage, or spiritual death, and is used idiomatically for expressing certainty ('to surely die').
Genesis 18:25 · Word #6
Lexicon H4191
| Lemma | מוּת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤅𐤕 |
| Transliteration | mûwth |
| Strong's | H4191 |
| Definition | To die, to cease living; to come to the end of life through natural, violent, or judicial means. Functions both as an intransitive verb (to die, to perish) and, in derived stems, as a causative (to put to death, to kill). The semantic range extends metaphorically to describe the loss of vitality, the end of lineage, or spiritual death, and is used idiomatically for expressing certainty ('to surely die'). |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to kill |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4191-39
to cause to die
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil (causative) infinitive construct with prefixed לְ |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses causation, shifting the simple idea of "to die" into "to cause to die." The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ indicates purpose or result, hence "to cause to die." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to cause to die
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "to kill". The Hebrew verb לְהָמִית (l'hamit) is the same infinitive used here and can be rendered “to cause to die.” The context does not require a different nuance that would force the more idiomatic “to kill.” For consistency with the chosen standard rendering and because “to cause to die” accurately reflects the Hebrew without introducing error, standardize this occurrence. |