משפט מות

Hebrew

Etymology

From מִשְׁפַּט (mishpát, “judgement of”) +‎ מָוֶת (mávet, “death”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miʃ.patˤ-ˈmawt/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miʃ.patˤ-ˈmɔː.vɛθ/ [miʃ.pʰɑtˤ-ˈmɔː.vɛθ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miʃ.patˤ-ˈmɔ.waθ/ [miʃ.pʰɑtˤ-ˈmɔː.wæθ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /miʃˌpat ˈma.vet/

Noun

מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת • (mishpát mávet) m

1. (Biblical Hebrew) death penalty, capital offense
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 21:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְכִי־יִהְיֶה בְאִישׁ חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת וְהוּמָת וְתָלִיתָ אֹתוֹ עַל־עֵץ׃

     And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;

Synonyms

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) עונש מוות ('ónesh mávet)