מוּם mum
Hebrew word for “blemish” · Strong’s H3971 · used 21 times in 19 verses
Meaning
1) blemish, spot, defect; 1a) of physical defect; 1b) of moral stain; Also means: m.um (מאוּם "blemish" H3971A)
Senses in the lexicon
- blemish (19)
- blemish (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for mum in context, with how often each is used:
- blemish 20
- defect 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus | 10 | 0.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 21 (4), Leviticus 22 (3), Leviticus 24 (2), Numbers 19 (1), Deuteronomy 15 (1), Deuteronomy 17 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), 2 Samuel 14 (1), Job 11 (1), Job 31 (1)
Forms
- מום 16
- מומם 1
- ממום 1
- מומו 1
- ומום 1
- מאום 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mum more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קָרַב qarav “to present” 6
- פִּסֵּחַ pisseach “lame” 2
- אוֹ o “or” 3
- עִוֵּר ivver “blind” 2
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 3
- יָפֶה yapheh “beautiful” 2
- רָצוֹן ratson “acceptance” 2
- תָּמִים tamim “unblemished” 2
- נָגַשׁ nagash “to approach” 2
- אַיִן ayin “nothing” 3
- דּוֹר dor “generation” 2
- זָבַח zavach “to sacrifice” 2
Key verses
The verses using mum that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 21:17 — 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 22:20 — But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- Leviticus 22:25 — 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…
- Numbers 19:2 — 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,…
- Deuteronomy 17:1 — 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…
- Deuteronomy 32:5 — They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
- 2 Samuel 14:25 — 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…
- Job 11:15 — For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
- Job 31:7 — 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;
- Proverbs 9:7 — He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
- Song of Solomon 4:7 — Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
- Daniel 1:4 — 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…
See all 19 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.