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<p> '''''blem´ish''''' : </p> <p> (1) מוּם , <i> '''''mūm''''' </i> , מאוּם , <i> '''''me'ūm''''' </i> ; μῶμος , <i> '''''mō̇mos''''' </i> ̌ : This word signifies no particular skin disease, as has been supposed; but is used generally for any and all disfiguring affections of the skin, such as eczema, herpes, scabies, etc., even for scratches and scars, as in Leviticus 24:19 , Leviticus 24:20; and thence for moral defects, as in Ephesians 5:27 . The existence of a blemish in a person of priestly descent prevented him from the execution of the priestly office; similarly an animal fit for sacrifice was to be without blemish. In the New [[Testament]] [[Christ]] is presented as the antitype of a pure and ritually acceptable sacrifice "as a lamb without blemish and without spot" ( Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19 ), and the disciples are admonished to be blameless, "without blemish" ( Ephesians 5:27 ). Rarely the word is used to designate a reprobate person ( 2 Peter 2:13 ). </p> <p> (2) [[Blemish]] in the eye, תּבלּל , <i> '''''tebhallul''''' </i> (from a root בּלל , <i> '''''bālal''''' </i> , "to overflow"; Arabic <i> '''''balla''''' </i> , <i> '''''balal''''' </i> , "to moisten"), cataract, white spots in the eye ( Leviticus 21:20 ). </p> | |||
<p> '''''blem´ish''''' : </p> <p> (1) מוּם , <i> '''''mūm''''' </i> , מאוּם , <i> '''''me'ūm''''' </i> ; μῶμος , <i> '''''mō̇mos''''' </i> ̌ : This word signifies no particular skin disease, as has been supposed; but is used generally for any and all disfiguring affections of the skin, such as eczema, herpes, scabies, etc., even for scratches and scars, as in Leviticus 24:19 , Leviticus 24:20; and thence for moral defects, as in Ephesians 5:27 . The existence of a blemish in a person of priestly descent prevented him from the execution of the priestly office; similarly an animal fit for sacrifice was to be without blemish. In the New Testament Christ is presented as the antitype of a pure and ritually acceptable sacrifice "as a lamb without blemish and without spot" ( Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19 ), and the disciples are admonished to be blameless, "without blemish" ( Ephesians 5:27 ). Rarely the word is used to designate a reprobate person ( 2 Peter 2:13 ). </p> <p> (2) Blemish in the eye, תּבלּל , <i> '''''tebhallul''''' </i> (from a root בּלל , <i> '''''bālal''''' </i> , "to overflow"; Arabic <i> '''''balla''''' </i> , <i> '''''balal''''' </i> , "to moisten"), cataract, white spots in the eye ( Leviticus 21:20 ). </p | |||
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blem´ish :
(1) מוּם , mūm , מאוּם , me'ūm ; μῶμος , mō̇mos ̌ : This word signifies no particular skin disease, as has been supposed; but is used generally for any and all disfiguring affections of the skin, such as eczema, herpes, scabies, etc., even for scratches and scars, as in Leviticus 24:19 , Leviticus 24:20; and thence for moral defects, as in Ephesians 5:27 . The existence of a blemish in a person of priestly descent prevented him from the execution of the priestly office; similarly an animal fit for sacrifice was to be without blemish. In the New Testament Christ is presented as the antitype of a pure and ritually acceptable sacrifice "as a lamb without blemish and without spot" ( Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19 ), and the disciples are admonished to be blameless, "without blemish" ( Ephesians 5:27 ). Rarely the word is used to designate a reprobate person ( 2 Peter 2:13 ).
(2) Blemish in the eye, תּבלּל , tebhallul (from a root בּלל , bālal , "to overflow"; Arabic balla , balal , "to moisten"), cataract, white spots in the eye ( Leviticus 21:20 ).
