Lexicon mum: Blemish, defect, imperfection Original Word: מאוּם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance blemish, blot, spot Usually muwm {moom}; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish (physically or morally) -- blemish, blot, spot. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition blemish, defect NASB Translation defect (1), spot (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 ׳בְּכַמַּי דָּבַק מ Job 31:7 of moral stain; usually מוּם noun masculineLeviticus 21:17 (= foregoing; quiescent א omitted) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מוּמָא, 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to stain.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G299 (amōmos): Meaning "without blemish," often used in the New Testament to describe the purity and holiness required of believers and Christ as the perfect sacrifice. Usage: The word "ma'um" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a physical blemish or imperfection, particularly in the context of sacrificial offerings or priestly qualifications. It emphasizes the requirement for offerings and priests to be without defect. Context: • The Hebrew term מאוּם (ma'um) appears in the context of the Levitical laws, where it is used to describe physical blemishes that disqualify animals from being offered as sacrifices and priests from serving in the temple. The concept of being without blemish is central to the sacrificial system, symbolizing purity and holiness. Forms and Transliterations וּמ֖וּם ומום מ֔וּם מ֖וּם מ֗וּם מ֣וּם מִמּ֑וּם מֻאֽוּם׃ מֽוּם׃ מאום מוּם֙ מוּם֩ מוּמָ֑ם מוּמֽוֹ׃ מום מום׃ מומו׃ מומם ממום mim·mūm mimmūm miMum mu’ūm mu·’ūm mū·mām mū·mōw Mum mūm muMam mūmām muMo mūmōw muUm ū·mūm uMum ūmūmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 21:17 HEB: יִהְיֶ֥ה בוֹ֙ מ֔וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב KJV: in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach INT: who has hath blemish No shall approach Leviticus 21:18 Leviticus 21:21 Leviticus 21:21 Leviticus 21:23 Leviticus 22:20 Leviticus 22:21 Leviticus 22:25 Leviticus 24:19 Leviticus 24:20 Numbers 19:2 Deuteronomy 15:21 Deuteronomy 15:21 Deuteronomy 17:1 Deuteronomy 32:5 2 Samuel 14:25 Job 11:15 Job 31:7 Proverbs 9:7 Songs 4:7 Daniel 1:4 21 Occurrences |