מְאוּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh · meh-oo'-maw
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently a form of H3971 (מאוּם);
properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing
- properly, a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something
- with negative, nothing
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fault, [phrase] no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מְאוּמָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
32 occurrences · 32 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- any thing6 · 19%
- nothing3 · 9%
- not any thing3 · 9%
- ought2 · 6%
- me any thing1 · 3%
- not ought1 · 3%
- not to any thing1 · 3%
- nought1 · 3%
- any1 · 3%
- and he had nothing1 · 3%
- them not, neither was there ought1 · 3%
- we any thing1 · 3%
- so that nothing1 · 3%
- no fault1 · 3%
- or ought1 · 3%
- it was nothing1 · 3%
- there is nothing1 · 3%
- somewhat1 · 3%
- it was not any1 · 3%
- and there is nothing1 · 3%
- which had nothing1 · 3%
- him no harm1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.