Deuteronomy 17:1:9Deut.17.1.W9TAB
מ֔וּם
mum
“a blemish”
- Transliteration
- MUM
- Extended
- MOOM
- IPA
- /ˈmuːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA
- sentence
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ qualifies the animals: yihyeh bo mum {יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם | yih-yê-hê bô mūm} ‘there is in it a defect,’ where the imperfect conveys potential presence.
Root and etymology
m-w-mmem-vav-mem
“blemish, defect”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect , for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word מ֔וּם (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 Deut.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W9.S1) and character.