Leviticus 21:23:8Lev.21.23.W8TAB
כִּֽי־מ֣וּם
kimum
“because of a blemish”
- Transliteration
- ki-MUM
- Extended
- kee-MOOM
- IPA
- /kiːˈmuːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of a blemish
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-MUM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-MUM BO
- clause
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO
- sentence
AKH el-ha-pa-RO-khet LO ya-VO ve-el-ham-miz-BE-akh LO yi-GASH ki-MUM BO ve-LO ye-kha-LEL et-mik-da-SHAI KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the reason clause ki-mum-bo {כִּי־מוּם בּוֹ | kî-mūm bô} “for a defect is in him,” where mum {מוּם | mūm} functions as predicate noun.
Root and etymology
m-w-mmem-waw-mem
“defect, blemish”
In context — Leviticus 21:23
However, he shall not come to the curtain, and he shall not approach the altar, for there is a defect in him; and he shall not profane My sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 21:23, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מ֣וּם (kimum) 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 Lev.21.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.23.W8.S1) and character.