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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, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or anything superfluous,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - Neither from the hand of a foreigner shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, there is a blemish in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 - And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be 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 hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - And if it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - Thou shalt not sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 -
They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish;
They are a perverse and crooked generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 -
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;
Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 -
If my step hath turned out of the way,
And my heart walked after mine eyes,
And if any spot hath cleaved to my hands:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;
And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 -
Thou art all fair, my love;
And there is no spot in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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