מ֣וּם

𐤌𐤅𐤌

mum

defect

usually מוּם; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning; to stain; a blemish (physically or morally); blemish, blot, spot.

H3971

Leviticus 21:23 · Word #11

Lexicon H3971

Lemmaמאוּם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌
Transliterationmʼûwm
Strong'sH3971
In-contextdefect

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3971-02

a blemish

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix or article in this form.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so it is rendered as a singular count noun, "a blemish." This preserves the core idea of the root מום—something stained, marred, or defective—whether in a physical or moral sense.

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Words from Root מום (stain, blemish, defect, spot, flaw)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3971-01 mimum from a blemish-stain
H3971-03 mumam their blemish-stain
H3971-04 mumo his blemish-stain

Word Usage (22 occurrences of H3971)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 21:17 מ֔וּם mum a blemish
Leviticus 21:18 מ֖וּם mum defect
Leviticus 21:21 מ֗וּם mum defect