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Lexicon :: Strong's H3971 - mᵊ'ûm

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מְאוּם
Transliteration
mᵊ'ûm
Pronunciation
moom
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
As if passive participle from an unused root
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TWOT Reference: 1137a

Strong’s Definitions

מאוּם mʼûwm, moom; usually מוּם mûwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain a blemish (physically or morally):—blemish, blot, spot.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H3971 in the following manner: blemish (16x), spot (3x), blot (2x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H3971 in the following manner: blemish (16x), spot (3x), blot (2x), variant (1x).

  1. blemish, spot, defect

    1. of physical defect

    2. of moral stain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מאוּם mʼûwm, moom; usually מוּם mûwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain a blemish (physically or morally):—blemish, blot, spot.
STRONGS H3971: Abbreviations
† מאוּם noun masculineJob 31:7 blemish, defect (for מְאוּם, which, although found only late, is (si vera lectio) apparently original form,.Köii. 146); — מ׳ absolute:
1. of physical defect Daniel 1:4.
2. figurative מ׳ דָּבַק בְּכַפַּ׳ Job 31:7 of moral stain; usually

† מוּם noun masculineLeviticus 21:17 (= foregoing (above); quiescent א omitted) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מוּמָא, bdb054801); — absolute מ׳ Leviticus 21:17 16 times; suffix מוּמוֺ Proverbs 9:7; מוּמָם Deuteronomy 32:5; — blemish, defect (chiefly H):
1. physical,
a. in man, as excluding from priestly service, Leviticus 21:17,18,21 (twice in verse); Leviticus 21:23; disfiguring man 2 Samuel 14:25, woman Songs 4:7; (in all בְּ היה מ׳); as caused by man upon man Leviticus 24:19,20.
b. in beast (reference to sacrifice) Leviticus 22:20,21,25; Numbers 19:2; Deuteronomy 15:21 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 17:1 (in all בְּ היה מ׳).
2. figurative of moral blemish Deuteronomy 32:5 (but text very dubious, compare Dr); תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם Job 11:15; of shame of repulse Proverbs 9:7 (|| (קָלוֺן).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

21:17; 21:17; 21:17; 21:18; 21:21; 21:23; 22:20; 22:21; 22:25; 24:19; 24:20

Numbers

19:2

Deuteronomy

15:21; 17:1; 32:5; 32:5

2 Samuel

14:25

Job

11:15; 31:7; 31:7

Proverbs

9:7; 9:7

Song of Songs

4:7

Daniel

1:4

H3971

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3971 matches the Hebrew מְאוּם (mᵊ'ûm),
which occurs 22 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:17 - 'Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - for no man in whom is blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - 'No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish is in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish is in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying them.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - nothing in which is blemish do ye bring near, for it is not for a pleasing thing for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - 'And when a man bringeth near a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, to complete a vow, or for a willing-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it is perfect for a pleasing thing: no blemish is in it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - And from the hand of a son of a stranger ye do not bring near the bread of your God, of any of these, for their corruption is in them; blemish is in them; they are not pleasing for you.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 - 'And when a man putteth a blemish in his fellow, as he hath done so it is done to him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 - breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he putteth a blemish in a man so it is done in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - 'This is a statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee a red cow, a perfect one, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke hath gone up;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - 'And when there is in it a blemish, lame, or blind, any evil blemish, thou dost not sacrifice it to Jehovah thy God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - 'Thou dost not sacrifice to Jehovah thy God ox or sheep in which there is a blemish -- any evil thing; for it is the abomination of Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 - It hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - And like Absalom there was no man so fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 - For then thou liftest up thy face from blemish, And thou hast been firm, and fearest not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 - If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 - Thou art all fair, my friend, And a blemish there is not in thee. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - lads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
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