2 Samuel 14:25:132 Sam.14.25.W13TAB
מֽוּם׃
mum
“blemish”
- Transliteration
- MUM
- Extended
- MOOM
- IPA
- /ˈmuːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- blemish
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
MUM
- clause
mi-KAF rag-LO ve-AD kad-ke-DO lo-ha-YA VO MUM
- sentence
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD mi-KAF rag-LO ve-AD kad-ke-DO lo-ha-YA VO MUM
Exegesis
The final clause lo-hayah bo mum {לֹא־הָ֥יָה ב֖וֹ מֽוּם׃ | lōʾ hāyâ bô mūm} repeats negation to emphasize his flawless perfection. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew’s merism and emphatic parallelism to convey Absalom’s unparalleled beauty.
Root and etymology
m-w-mmem–vav–mem
“to be blemished”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:25
Now in all Israel there was no man to be praised so highly for his appearance as Absalom ; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no flaw found in him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:25:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word מֽוּם׃ (mum) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.14.25.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.25.W13.S1) and character.