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Strong's H3972 מְאוּמָה (meumah)

Meumah means “fault” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3972 — paulos (“Paul”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3972
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 12

Strong's H3972 Quick Answer

Strong's H3972 מְאוּמָה (muwmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. muwmah (meh-oo'-maw) n-f. 1. (properly) a speck or point 2. (by implication) something It has 32 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include nothing, ought, something, and fault. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
muwmah (meh-oo'-maw) n-f. 1. (properly) a speck or point 2. (by implication) something
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nothing, ought, something, and fault

Meaning and Definition

muwmah (meh-oo'-maw) n-f. 1. (properly) a speck or point 2. (by implication) something 3. with negative, nothing [apparently a form of H3971] KJV: fault, + no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any ((no-))thing. Root(s): H3971

Original Word
מְאוּמָה
Transliteration
muwmah
Derivation
First root strongs: 3971
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3972. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3972 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render muwmah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

nothing Judges 14:6 ought 1 Samuel 12:4 Something 1 Samuel 20:26 fault 1 Samuel 29:3

How Strong's H3972 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3972 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3972 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 22:12 KJV

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Genesis 30:31 KJV

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.

Genesis 39:6 KJV

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3972.

Genesis 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Genesis 30:31 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock.
Genesis 39:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
Genesis 39:9 Old Testament, KJV
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Genesis 39:23 Old Testament, KJV
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
Genesis 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Numbers 22:38 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
Deuteronomy 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Deuteronomy 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Judges 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
1 Samuel 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
1 Samuel 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
1 Samuel 20:26 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
1 Samuel 20:39 Old Testament, KJV
But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
1 Samuel 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
1 Samuel 25:7 Old Testament, KJV
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
1 Samuel 25:21 Old Testament, KJV
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
1 Samuel 29:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
2 Samuel 3:35 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
2 Samuel 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
1 Kings 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
1 Kings 18:43 Old Testament, KJV
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
2 Kings 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
2 Chronicles 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 Old Testament, KJV
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Jeremiah 39:10 Old Testament, KJV
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Jeremiah 39:12 Old Testament, KJV
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Jonah 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3972, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 9 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3972 FAQ

What does meumah (מְאוּמָה) mean?

Meumah (Strong's H3972) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fault". muwmah (meh-oo'-maw) n-f. 1. (properly) a speck or point 2. (by implication) something

How many times is meumah (מְאוּמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H3972 across 12 books.

Where can I study meumah (מְאוּמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3972 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate meumah (מְאוּמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nothing, ought, something, and fault. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.