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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 to Aaron, saying, ‘No man of your seed throughout their generations who has a defect H3971 shall come near to offer the food of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - ‘For no one who has a defect H3971 shall come near: a blind man or a lame man or he who has a [fn]disfigured face or any deformed limb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - ‘No man among the seed of Aaron the priest who has a defect H3971 shall approach to bring near the offerings to Yahweh by fire; since he has a defect H3971, he shall not approach to bring near the food of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - only he shall not go in to the veil or approach the altar because he has a defect H3971, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am Yahweh who makes them holy.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - ‘Whatever has a defect H3971, you shall not bring it near, for it will not be accepted for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - ‘And when a man brings a sacrifice of peace offerings near to Yahweh to [fn]fulfill a special vow or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it must be without blemish to be accepted; there shall be no defect H3971 in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - nor shall you bring near any such thing from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the [fn]food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect H3971; they shall not be accepted for you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 - ‘If a man [fn]injures H3971 his neighbor, just as he has done, so it shall 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; just as he has [fn]injured H3971 a man, so it shall be [fn]inflicted on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - “This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel that they take to you a red heifer without blemish, in which is no defect H3971 and on which a yoke has never [fn]been placed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - “But if it has any defect H3971, such as lameness or blindness, or any serious defect H3971, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 -

“You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox or a sheep which has a defect H3971 or any [fn]blemish, for that is an abominable thing to Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 -

“[fn]They have acted corruptly toward Him,

They are not His children because of their defect H3971;

But 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 was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the top of his head there was no defect H3971 in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 -

Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect H3971,

And you would be steadfast and not fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 -

“If my step has turned from the way,

Or my heart [fn]followed my eyes,

Or if any spot H3971 has stuck to my hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -

He who disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,

And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury H3971 for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 -

“You are altogether beautiful, my darling,

And there is no blemish H3971 in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - youths in whom was no defect H3971, who were good in appearance, showing insight in every branch of wisdom, being thoroughly [fn]knowledgeable and discerning knowledge, and who had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and he said for him to teach them the [fn]literature and tongue of the Chaldeans.
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