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Hebrew · H3971

מאוּם

A blemish (physically or morally)

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מאוּם H3971

What does מאוּם mean in the Bible?

מאוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "a blemish (physically or morally)".

Full entry for מאוּם (H3971) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מאוּם mean in the Bible?

מאוּם is a Hebrew word meaning "a blemish (physically or morally)".

How does the BSB render H3971?

The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), a defect (2), flaw (2), [or] defect (1), [Since] he has a defect (1).

Where does מאוּם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 21:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (10), Deuteronomy (4), Job (2), 2 Samuel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . . 2× Leviticus 24:19, Leviticus 24:20
a defect 2× Leviticus 22:20, Deuteronomy 15:21
flaw 2× Deuteronomy 15:21, Song Of Solomon 4:7
[or] defect 1× Leviticus 22:21
[Since] he has a defect 1× Leviticus 21:21
a physical defect 1× Leviticus 21:17
a single flaw 1× 2 Samuel 14:25
and flawed 1× Leviticus 22:25
blemish 1× Daniel 1:4
defect 1× Numbers 19:2
has a defect 1× Leviticus 21:21
has any defect 1× Leviticus 21:18
he has a defect 1× Leviticus 21:23
or if impurity 1× Job 31:7
taints himself 1× Proverbs 9:7
the blemish [on them is] 1× Deuteronomy 32:5
with any defect 1× Deuteronomy 17:1
without blemish 1× Job 11:15
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 21:17 מ֔וּם to a physical defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 21:18 מ֖וּם to has any defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 21:21 מ֗וּם to has a defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 21:21 מ֣וּם to [Since] he has a defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 21:23 מ֣וּם to he has a defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 22:20 מ֖וּם to a defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 22:21 מ֖וּם to [or] defect Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 22:25 מ֣וּם to and flawed Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 24:19 מ֖וּם to . . . Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 24:20 מוּם֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Leviticus 21:17
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 8
Leviticus 10 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 4 2 Samuel 1 Job 2 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Daniel 1
Source forms
מ֖וּם 4x mūm Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 24:19
מ֣וּם 4x mūm Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:25, Deuteronomy 15:21
מ֔וּם 3x mūm Leviticus 21:17, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 17:1
מ֗וּם 2x mūm Leviticus 21:21, Deuteronomy 15:21
וּמ֖וּם 1x ū·mūm Song Of Solomon 4:7
מְאוּם 1x mə·ʾūm Daniel 1:4
מֻאֽוּם׃פ 1x mu·ʾūm Job 31:7
מוּם֙ 1x mūm Leviticus 24:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 17x Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 4:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 32:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 9:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 11:15
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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