What does מְאוּמָה mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing".
Hebrew · H3972
מְאוּמָה
Properly, a speck or point , i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
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מְאוּמָה H3972
What does מְאוּמָה mean in the Bible?
מְאוּמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a speck or point , i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3972?
The BSB source-word alignment has 32 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (13), anything (7), - (2), nothing (2), anything at all (1).
Where does מְאוּמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 22:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (9), Genesis (6), Ecclesiastes (4), 1 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 13× Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:15, Deuteronomy 13:17
anything 7× Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, 1 Samuel 12:4, 1 Samuel 12:5
- 2× 1 Samuel 21:2, 1 Samuel 25:21
nothing 2× Ecclesiastes 5:15, Ecclesiastes 9:5
anything at all 1× Jonah 3:7
as nothing 1× 2 Chronicles 9:20
just anything 1× Numbers 22:38
let any 1× Jeremiah 39:12
no fault 1× 1 Samuel 29:3
something 1× 2 Kings 5:20
with anything 1× Genesis 39:6
with his bare 1× Judges 14:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 22:12 מְא֑וּמָּה to anything Noun - masculine singular Genesis 30:31 מְא֔וּמָה to anything Noun - masculine singular Genesis 39:6 מְא֔וּמָה to with anything Noun - masculine singular Genesis 39:9 מְא֔וּמָה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 39:23 מְא֙וּמָה֙ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 40:15 מְא֔וּמָה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Numbers 22:38 מְא֑וּמָה to just anything Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 13:17 מְא֖וּמָה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 24:10 מְא֑וּמָה to . . . Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:6 וּמְא֖וּמָה to with his bare Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 22:12
Aligned rows 32
Books represented 12
Genesis 6 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 9 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ecclesiastes 4 Jeremiah 2 Jonah 1
Source forms
מְא֔וּמָה 9x mə·’ū·māh Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:15
מְא֑וּמָה 6x mə·’ū·māh Numbers 22:38, Deuteronomy 24:10, 1 Samuel 12:5, 1 Samuel 20:39
מְאֽוּמָה׃ 6x mə·’ū·māh 1 Samuel 12:4, 2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Kings 5:20
לִמְאֽוּמָה׃ 2x lim·’ū·māh 1 Kings 10:21, 2 Chronicles 9:20
מְא֖וּמָה 2x mə·’ū·māh Deuteronomy 13:17, 1 Samuel 20:26
וּמְא֖וּמָה 1x ū·mə·’ū·māh Judges 14:6
וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ 1x ū·mə·’ū·māh Ecclesiastes 5:15
מְא֙וּמָה֙ 1x mə·’ū·māh Genesis 39:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 28x Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Judges 14:6, Ecclesiastes 5:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 10:21, 2 Chronicles 9:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a speck or point , i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
Source Gloss
properly, a speck or point , i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing BDB: anything Usage: fault, no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְאוּמָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain