Mûwth — H4191

H4191 · Hebrew — מות

Pronunciation: mooth

Definition

verb

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

  1. to die, kill, have one executed
    1. (Qal)
      1. to die
      2. to die (as penalty), be put to death
      3. to die, perish (of a nation)
      4. to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)
    2. (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch
    3. (Hiphil) to kill, put to death
    4. (Hophal)
      1. to be killed, be put to death
        1. to die prematurely

Usually translated as

die, dead, death, slay, kill, crying, destroy, necromancer, at all, destroyer, necro, must needs, surely, very suddenly, in, wise

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mûwth occurs 838 times in 697 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (72), Exodus (46), Leviticus (28), Numbers (59), Deuteronomy (39), Joshua (9), Judges (33), Ruth (7), 1 Samuel (52), 2 Samuel (62), 1 Kings (47), 2 Kings (43), 1 Chronicles (23), 2 Chronicles (22), Esther (1), Job (16), Psalms (15), Proverbs (8), Ecclesiastes (7), Isaiah (20), Jeremiah (42), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (34), Hosea (3), Amos (5), Jonah (1), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M