Midvash

תְּרוּמָהtᵉrûwmâh

contribution, offering, for sacred uses

Pronunciation: ter-oo-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8641

Meanings

1. earliest use: contribution of products of soil for ׳ י (Deuteronomy 12:6; Deuteronomy 12:11; Deuteronomy 12:17)

2. contribution for prince, in Ezekiel's scheme (Ezekiel 45:13; Ezekiel 45:16)

3. tract of land to be set apart for temple, and for use of priests and Levites, in Ezekiel's scheme (Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 48:8; Ezekiel 48:9)

4. contribution to ׳ י, set apart for priests (Ezekiel 44:30; Leviticus 22:12; Numbers 5:9)

a. of cakes and cereals (Leviticus 7:14; Nehemiah 10:38; Nehemiah 10:40)

b. of animal sacrifice, the thigh (Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 7:34; Leviticus 10:14)

c. priests' share of Levites' tithe (Numbers 18:26; Numbers 18:27; Numbers 18:28)

d. of booty (Numbers 31:29; Numbers 31:41; Numbers 31:52)

e. tithe for Levites (Numbers 18:24)

5. materials for tabernacle, sacred garments, etc. (Exodus 25:2; Exodus 25:3; Exodus 35:5)

6. half-shekel for maintaining service of sanctuary (Exodus 30:13; Exodus 30:14; Exodus 30:15)

7. contribution, in general (Proverbs 29:4; Isaiah 40:20; Isaiah 40:19)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 76 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 25:2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.
  • Exodus 25:3 Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;
  • Exodus 29:27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.
  • Exodus 29:28 In the future, whenever the people of Israel lift up a peace offering, a portion of it must be set aside for Aaron and his descendants. This is their permanent right, and it is a sacred offering from the Israelites to the Lord.
  • Exodus 30:13 Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)
  • Exodus 30:14 All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the Lord.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).