Jastrow: מִיתָה

מִיתָה f. (b. h.; מוּת) death, penalty of death. Sabb. 156ᵇ מ׳ משונה an unnatural death; מ׳ עצמה natural death. Snh. 68ᵃ אם ימותו מִיתַת עצמן if they shall die a natural death. Ib. XI, 4 (89ᵃ) מ׳ בב"ד death at the hand of the court. Snh. 5 מִיתָתוֹ בידי אדם he must be put to death by man (court); מיתתו בידי שמים he shall be put to death by the Lord. Keth. 37ᵇ מ׳ אריכתא one continued act of execution (comprising lashes and putting to death); a. fr.—Pl. מִיתוֹת. Snh. VII, 1 ארבע מ׳ נמסרו לב"ד four forms of capital punishment have been entrusted to the courts. Sot. 8ᵇ דין ארבע מ׳ וכ׳ the divine judgment taking the place of the four forms of capital punishment (which the Jewish courts can no longer decree) has not ceased; a. fr.