מאוּםmʼûwm

Meanings

Same root

• מְאוּמָהmᵉʼûwmâh · H3972properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 21:17 “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God.
• Leviticus 21:18 No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed,
• Leviticus 21:21 No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the Lord. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.
• Leviticus 21:23 Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach the altar, for this would defile my holy places. I am the Lord who makes them holy.”
• Leviticus 22:20 Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf.
• Leviticus 22:21 “If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind.