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The common noun for dead or death in Hebrew is maveth ^[1] and consists of three Hebrew letters MemVavTav. Mem is the letter for flow while Tav is the letter for faith with a Vav connecting or dividing those two ideas. Someone without faith is cut off from the flow of life.

The verb for die is the same three letters^[2]

In the Greek text we several words translated dead including nekros^[3] and apothnesko^[4]

There is also teleutao^[5] which can mean to die or be dead or simply decrease or finish.

The word thano ^[6] also means be dead or die but can mean in spiritually dead.

In the Bible we see Jesus use the term nekros in:

Matthew 8:22 "But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."
Luke 9:60 "Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God."

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↑ 04194 מָוֶת‎ maveth [maw’-veth] from 04191 muwth to die, kill, have one executed; n m; [BDB-560b] [{See TWOT on 1169 @@ "1169a" }] AV-death 128, die 22, dead 8, deadly 1, slay 1; 160
1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
1a) death

1b) death by violence (as a penalty)

1c) state of death, place of death
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04191 ^תומ^ muwth \@mooth\@ a primitive root MemVavTav; v; {See TWOT on 1169} |rely 50, kill 31, dead man 3, dead body 2, in no wise 2, misc 10; 835
1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to die

1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death

1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)

1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)

1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch

1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death

1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely
- מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)
- ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)
- ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)
- other combination found together (ומת מות יומת) see Exodus 21 and Mark 7
↑ 3498 νεκρός nekros nek-ros’ from an apparently primary nekus (a corpse); adj; TDNT-4:892,627; {See TDNT 516} AV-dead 132; 132
1) properly
1a) one that has breathed his last, lifeless

1b) deceased, departed, one whose soul is in heaven or hell

1c) destitute of life, without life, inanimate

2) metaphor.
2a) spiritually dead
2a1) destitute of a life that recognises and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins

2a2) inactive as respects doing right

2b) destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
↑ 599 apothnesko [ap-oth-nace -ko] from 575 and 2348; v; TDNT-3:7,312; [{See TDNT 299 }] AV-die 98, be dead 29, be at the point of death + 3195 1, perish 1, lie a dying 1, be slain + 5408 1, vr dead 1; 112
1) to die
1a) of the natural death of man

1b) of the violent death of man or animals

1c) to perish by means of something

1d) of trees which dry up, of seeds which rot when planted

1e) of eternal death, to be subject to eternal misery in hell
↑ 5053 ~τελευτάω~ teleutao \@tel-yoo-tah’-o\@ from a presumed derivative of 5055 teleo finish; ; v AV-die 8, be dead 3, decrease 1; 12
1) to finish, bring to and end, close

2) to have an end or close, come to an end
↑ 2348 ~θνήσκω~ thnesko \@thnay’-sko\@ a strengthened form of a simpler primary ~θανω~ thano \@than’-o\@ (which is used for it only in certain tenses); TDNT-3:7,312; {See TDNT 299} v AV-be dead 10, die 1, dead man 1, dead 1; 13
1) to die, to be dead

2) metaph. to be spiritually dead

[1] 04194 מָוֶת‎ maveth [maw’-veth] from 04191 muwth to die, kill, have one executed; n m; [BDB-560b] [{See TWOT on 1169 @@ "1169a" }] AV-death 128, die 22, dead 8, deadly 1, slay 1; 160
1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
1a) death

1b) death by violence (as a penalty)

1c) state of death, place of death

[2] 04191 ^תומ^ muwth \@mooth\@ a primitive root MemVavTav; v; {See TWOT on 1169} |rely 50, kill 31, dead man 3, dead body 2, in no wise 2, misc 10; 835
1) to die, kill, have one executed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to die

1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death

1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)

1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)

1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch

1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death

1d) (Hophal)
1d1) to be killed, be put to death
1d1a) to die prematurely

מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)

ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)

other combination found together (ומת מות יומת) see Exodus 21 and Mark 7

[3] מ ם Mem Fountain of water, a flow, a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos] (Numeric value: 40)

[4] ו Vav Connection, Connecting realms and worlds or the dividing veil between them. [nail... And, Add, secure, hook] (Numeric value: 6)

[5] ת Tav is a Seal of a Higher kingdom or realm through faith. The paradigm keter–malchut “The Crown of Sovereignty” from the Tree of Life spiritually linking worlds or realms through an unseen doorway of faith. The Aleph & Tav are the first and last letters. [door sign cross seal] (Numeric value: 400)

[6] ther combination found together (ומת מות יומת) see Exodus 21 and Mark 7

[3] 3498 νεκρός nekros nek-ros’ from an apparently primary nekus (a corpse); adj; TDNT-4:892,627; {See TDNT 516} AV-dead 132; 132
1) properly
1a) one that has breathed his last, lifeless

1b) deceased, departed, one whose soul is in heaven or hell

1c) destitute of life, without life, inanimate

2) metaphor.
2a) spiritually dead
2a1) destitute of a life that recognises and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins

2a2) inactive as respects doing right

2b) destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative

[4] 599 apothnesko [ap-oth-nace -ko] from 575 and 2348; v; TDNT-3:7,312; [{See TDNT 299 }] AV-die 98, be dead 29, be at the point of death + 3195 1, perish 1, lie a dying 1, be slain + 5408 1, vr dead 1; 112
1) to die
1a) of the natural death of man

1b) of the violent death of man or animals

1c) to perish by means of something

1d) of trees which dry up, of seeds which rot when planted

1e) of eternal death, to be subject to eternal misery in hell

[5] 5053 ~τελευτάω~ teleutao \@tel-yoo-tah’-o\@ from a presumed derivative of 5055 teleo finish; ; v AV-die 8, be dead 3, decrease 1; 12
1) to finish, bring to and end, close

2) to have an end or close, come to an end

[6] 2348 ~θνήσκω~ thnesko \@thnay’-sko\@ a strengthened form of a simpler primary ~θανω~ thano \@than’-o\@ (which is used for it only in certain tenses); TDNT-3:7,312; {See TDNT 299} v AV-be dead 10, die 1, dead man 1, dead 1; 13
1) to die, to be dead

2) metaph. to be spiritually dead

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