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Lexicon :: Strong's H3971 - mᵊ'ûm

Aa
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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:17 - “Speak H1696 to Aaron, H175 saying, H559 ‘No H3808 man H376 of your [fn]offspring H2233 throughout their generations H1755 who H834 has H1961 a defect H3971 shall approach H7126 to offer H7126 the food H3899 of his God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - ‘For no H3808 H3605 one H376 who H834 has a defect H3971 shall approach: H7126 a blind H5787 man, H376 or H176 a lame H6455 man, H6455 or H176 he who has a [fn]disfigured H2763 face, or H176 any deformed H8311 limb,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:21 - ‘No H3808 H3605 man H376 among H4480 the [fn]descendants H2233 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548 who H834 has a defect H3971 is to come H5066 near H5066 to offer H7126 the LORD’S H3068 offerings H801 by fire; H801 since he has a defect, H3971 he shall not come H5066 near H5066 to offer H7126 the food H3899 of his God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:23 - only H389 he shall not go H935 in to the veil H6532 or come H5066 near H5066 the altar H4196 because H3588 he has a defect, H3971 so that he will not profane H2490 My sanctuaries. H4720 For I am the LORD H3068 who sanctifies H6942 them.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:20 - ‘Whatever H3605 H834 has a defect, H3971 you shall not offer, H7126 for it will not be accepted H7522 for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:21 - ‘When H3588 a man H376 offers H7126 a sacrifice H2077 of peace H8002 offerings H8002 to the LORD H3068 to [fn]fulfill H6381 a special H6381 vow H5088 or H176 for a freewill H5071 offering, H5071 of the herd H1241 or H176 of the flock, H6629 it must be perfect H8549 to be accepted; H7522 there shall be no H3808 H3605 defect H3971 in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - nor H3808 shall you accept H7126 any H4480 H3605 such H428 from the hand H3027 of a foreigner H1121 H5236 for offering H7126 as the [fn]food H3899 of your God; H430 for their corruption H4893 is in them, they have a defect, H3971 they shall not be accepted H7521 for you.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:19 - ‘If H3588 a man H376 [fn]injures H5414 H3971 his neighbor, H5997 just H834 as he has done, H6213 so H3651 it shall be done H6213 to him:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 - fracture H7667 for fracture, H7667 eye H5869 for eye, H5869 tooth H8127 for tooth; H8127 just H834 as he has [fn]injured H5414 H3971 a man, H120 so H3651 it shall be [fn]inflicted H5414 on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:2 - “This H2088 is the statute H2708 of the law H8451 which H834 the LORD H3068 has commanded, H6680 saying, H559 ‘Speak H1696 to the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 that they bring H3947 you an unblemished H8549 red H122 heifer H6499 in which H834 is no H369 defect H3971 and on which H834 a yoke H5923 has never H3808 [fn]been placed. H5927

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - “But if H3588 it has H1961 any [fn]defect, H3971 such as lameness H6455 or H176 blindness, H5787 or any H3605 serious H7451 [fn]defect, H3971 you shall not sacrifice H2076 it to the LORD H3068 your God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:1 - “You shall not sacrifice H2076 to the LORD H3068 your God H430 an ox H7794 or a sheep H7716 which H834 has H1961 a blemish H3971 or any H3605 [fn]defect, H1697 H7451 for that is a detestable H8441 thing H8441 to the LORD H3068 your God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:5 - “[fn]They have acted H7843 corruptly H7843 toward Him,
They are not His children, H1121 because of their defect; H3971
But are a perverse H6141 and crooked H6618 generation. H1755

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - Now in all H3605 Israel H3478 was no H3808 one H376 as handsome H3303 as Absalom, H53 so highly H3966 praised; H1984 from the sole H3709 of his foot H7272 to the crown H6936 of his head H6936 there was no H3808 defect H3971 in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:15 - “Then, H227 indeed, H3588 you could lift H5375 up your face H6440 without H4480 moral defect, H3971
And you would be steadfast H3332 and not fear. H3372

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:7 - “If H518 my step H838 has turned H5186 from the way, H1870
Or my heart H3820 [fn]followed H310 H1980 my eyes, H5869
Or if any spot H3971 has stuck H1692 to my hands, H3709

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who corrects H3256 a scoffer H3887 gets H3947 dishonor H7036 for himself,
And he who reproves H3198 a wicked H7563 man H7563 gets [fn]insults H3971 for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 - “You are altogether H3605 beautiful, H3303 my darling, H7474
And there H369 is no H369 blemish H3971 in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:4 - youths H3206 in whom H834 was no H369 H3605 defect, H3971 who were good-looking, H2896 H4758 showing H7919 intelligence H7919 in every H3605 branch of wisdom, H2451 endowed H3045 with understanding H995 and discerning H995 knowledge, H4093 and who H834 had ability H3581 for [fn]serving H5975 in the king’s H4428 [fn]court; H1964 and he ordered him to teach H3925 them the [fn]literature H5612 and language H3956 of the Chaldeans. H3778
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