Blemish
מאוּםStrong’s H3971mum (m-um)
Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mum is the Hebrew word usually translated “blemish”, “blemish their” and “from blemish”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- Blemish, spot, defectof physical defect · of moral stain
How it's translated
- a blemish 14
- blemish 3
- blemish their 1
- from blemish 1
- defect his 1
- and blemish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Leviticus 9
- Deuteronomy 3
- Job 2
- Numbers 1
- 2 Samuel 1
- Proverbs 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 21:17Speak 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 21:18For 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 21:21No 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 21:23Only 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 22:20But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- Leviticus 22:21And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
Hebrew dictionary
מאוּם mum · blemish
1) blemish, spot, defect 1a) of physical defect 1b) of moral stain
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blemish” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLEM'ISH, verb transitive
- Too mark with any deformity; to injure or impair any thing which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.
- To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.
All definitions and other forms of “blemish”
BLEM'ISH, noun
Any mark of deformity; any scar or defect that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is well formed.
- Reproach; disgrace; that which impairs reputation; taint; turpitude; deformity.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.