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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
Dictionary Aids

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:17 -

“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 -

“No man who has any defect is to come near: no man who is blind, lame, facially disfigured, or deformed;

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 -

“No descendant of the priest Aaron who has a defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the LORD. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 -

“But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate my holy places, for I am the LORD who sets them apart.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 -

“You are not to present anything that has a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 -

“When a man presents a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or flock, it has to be unblemished to be acceptable; there must be no defect in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 -

“Neither you nor[fn] a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 -

“If any man inflicts a permanent injury on his neighbor, whatever he has done is to be done to him:

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 -

“fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever injury he inflicted on the person, the same is to be inflicted on him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 -

“This is the legal statute that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no defect and has never been yoked.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 -

“But if there is a defect in the animal, if it is lame or blind or has any serious defect, you may not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 -

“Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 -

His people have acted corruptly toward him;

this is their defect[fn] ​— ​they are not his children

but a devious and crooked generation.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 -

No man in all Israel was as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 -

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.

You will be firmly established and unafraid.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 -

If my step has turned from the way,

my heart has followed my eyes,

or impurity has stained my hands,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -

“The one who corrects a mocker

will bring abuse on himself;

the one who rebukes the wicked will get hurt.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 -

You are absolutely beautiful, my darling;

there is no imperfection in you.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 -

young men without any physical defect, good-looking, suitable for instruction in all wisdom, knowledgeable, perceptive, and capable of serving in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the Chaldean language and literature.

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