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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 - "Say to Aharon, 'None of your seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - For whatever man he is that has a blemish, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - no man of the seed of Aharon the Kohen, who has a blemish, shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Since has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - But whatever has a blemish, that you shall 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 - Whoever offers a sacrifice of shalom offerings to the LORD 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 you 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 - If anyone injures his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 - fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Yisra'el, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no blemish, and on which never came yoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - If it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish, or anything evil; for that is an abomination to the LORD your 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 Yisra'el there was none to be so much praised as Avshalom 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 shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 - If my step has turned out of the way, If my heart walked after my eyes, If any defilement has stuck to my hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 - You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.

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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 skillful in all wisdom, and endowed 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 language of the Kasdim.
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