Leviticus 22:20:3Lev.22.20.W3TAB
מ֖וּם
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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The word
Word in context
- word
MUM
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-BO MUM
- clause
KOL a-sher-BO MUM LO tak-REE-vu
- sentence
KOL a-sher-BO MUM LO tak-REE-vu ki-LO le-ra-TSON yih-YEH la-KHEM
Exegesis
The clause begins with the universal nominal kol {כֹּל | kôl} ‘all’ followed by a restrictive relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer} ‘which’ modifying the construct chain bo {בּוֹ | bô} ‘in it’ and mum {מוּם | mūm} ‘defect.’
Root and etymology
m-w-mmem-waw-mem
“blemish”
In context — Leviticus 22:20
Any animal that has a defect you shall not offer, because it will not be accepted for you.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:20, so the Hebrew word מ֖וּם (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 Lev.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.20.W3.S1) and character.