# H3971 מאוּם

מאוּם (mʼûwm), Strong’s H3971: to stain; a blemish (physically or morally) KJV: blemish, blot, spot.. Occurs 21 times.

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*mʼûwm* — to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)

KJV: blemish, blot, spot.

Occurs 21 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מאוּם n.m. blemish, defect
- מוּם n.m
- מוּם n.m. (= foregoing [m.ad.ab]) blemish, defect

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 21:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/21?v=17) — “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of…
- [Leviticus 21:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/21?v=18) — For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or…
- [Leviticus 21:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/21?v=21) — No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by…
- [Leviticus 21:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/21?v=23) — He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my…
- [Leviticus 22:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/22?v=20) — But you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
- [Leviticus 22:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/22?v=21) — Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd…
- [Leviticus 22:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/22?v=25) — You must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in…
- [Leviticus 24:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/24?v=19) — If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:
- [Leviticus 24:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/24?v=20) — fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.
- [Numbers 19:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/19?v=2) — “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer…