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מאוּם H3971

H3971 is the Hebrew word מאוּם, transliterated mʼûwm and said moom. The King James Version most often renders it blemish.

Word: מאוּםTransliteration: mʼûwmSaid: moomLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

to stain; a blemish (physically or morally).

Where it comes from

usually מוּם; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

blemish 7×no blemish 3×because he hath a blemish 1×whatsoever hath a blemish 1×blemishes 1×wherein is no blemish 1×if there be any blemish 1×wherein is blemish 1×themselves their spot 1×without spot 1×if any blot 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: blemish, blot, spot.

Verses using מאוּם

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 21:17 · KJV

Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

Leviticus 21:18 · KJV

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

Leviticus 21:21 · KJV

No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

Leviticus 21:23 · KJV

Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

Leviticus 22:20 · KJV

But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

Leviticus 22:25 · KJV

Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

Leviticus 24:19 · KJV

And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

Leviticus 24:20 · KJV

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

Numbers 19:2 · KJV

This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

Deuteronomy 15:21 · KJV

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 17:1 · KJV

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 32:5 · KJV

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

2 Samuel 14:25 · KJV

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

Job 11:15 · KJV

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

Job 31:7 · KJV

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

Daniel 1:4 · KJV

Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3971 mean?

H3971 is the Hebrew word מאוּם (mʼûwm), meaning to stain; a blemish (physically or morally).

How is H3971 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it blemish (7 times), no blemish (3 times), because he hath a blemish (1 time), whatsoever hath a blemish (1 time), blemishes (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3971 appear in the Bible?

מאוּם (mʼûwm) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3971 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: usually מוּם; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning.

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