Lexical Definition

‎תְּרוּמָה‎ tᵉrûwmâh (ter-oo-maw') contribution ^H:N-F
or תְּרֻמָה tᵉrumâh (ter-oo-maw'); (Deuteronomy 12:11), from ‎רוּם‎

gift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).

• a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute

1) contribution, offering
1a) a heave offering
1b) any offering
1c) an offering to God
1d) an offering (of grain, money, etc)
1e) contribution

See Greek: ἀπαρχή · ἀρχή

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תְּרוּמָה‎ noun feminine contribution, offering, for sacred uses (not certain before Deuteronomy; chiefly Ezekiel, P and late) (properly something lifted off, separated); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Ezek 45:13 +; construct ‎תְּרוּמַת‎ Exod 30:14 +; suffix ‎תְּרוּמָתִי‎ Exod 25:2, ‎מַתְכֶם‎- Num 18:27, ‎מָתָם‎- Exod 29:28 plural‎תְּרוּמוֺת‎ Neh 12:44; Prov 29:4, ‎מֹת‎- 2Sam 1:21; Num 18:19 suffix ‎תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י‎ vNum 18:8, etc.; —

1. earliest use: contribution of products of soil for ‎׳‎‎י‎, ‎תְּרוּמַת יֶדְכֶם‎ Deut 12:6; Deut 12:11, compare vDeut 12:17 also Esz Deut 20:40; Num 15:19; Num 15:20; Num 15:21.

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

3. tract of land to be set apart for temple, and for use of priests and Levites, in Ezekiel's scheme: Ezek 45:1; Ezek 48:8; Ezek 48:9; Ezek 48:21b; called ‎הַקֹּדֶשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Ezek 45:6; Ezek 45:7 (twice in verse); Ezek 48:10; Ezek 48:18; Ezek 45:18; Ezek 45:20b; Ezek 45:21a; Ezek 45:21c; ‎הָאָרֶץ קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים‎ ‎׳‎‎ת‎ vEzek 45:12.

4. contribution to ‎׳‎‎י‎, set apart for priests, Ezek 44:30; Lev 22:12; Num 5:9; Num 18:8; Num 18:11; Num 18:19; 2Chr 31:10; 2Chr 31:12; 2Chr 31:14 specifically:
a. of cakes and cereals Lev 7:14; Neh 10:38*; Neh 10:40* (also for Levites), Neh 12:44 (id.), Neh 13:5 compare ‎וּשְׂדֵי תְרוּמוֺת‎ 2Sam 1:21, i.e. (si vera lectio) fields yielding sacred imposts, but very dubious; ᵐ5^L ὄρη θανάτου, compare We; JP Pet^{JBL xii (1893), 54} proposes ‎(הָרֵי) מָוֶת‎ ‎׳‎‎שׂ‎, ‎׳‎‎ה‎ as gloss; HPS ‎שְׂדוֺת הַמָּוֶת‎; > Sta ‎וּשְׂדֵי עֲרֵמוֺת‎; see also Dr.
b. of animal sacrifice, the thigh, ‎׳‎‎שׁוֺק הַתּ‎ Exod 29:27; Lev 7:34; Lev 10:14; Lev 10:15; Num 6:20.
c. priests' share of Levites' tithe, Num 18:26; Num 18:27; Num 18:28 (twice in verse); Num 18:29.
d. of booty Num 31:29; Num 31:41; Num 31:52.
e. tithe for Levites Num 18:24.

5. materials for tabernacle, sacred garments, etc., Exod 25:2 (twice in verse); Exod 25:3; Exod 35:5 (twice in verse); Exod 35:21; Exod 35:24 (twice in verse); Exod 36:3; Exod 36:6 for temple Ezra 8:25.

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

7. late, contribution, in general, ‎אִישׁ תְּרוּמוֺת‎ Prov 29:4 a man of contributions, i.e. demanding them, = man of exactions. — ‎׳‎‎תּ‎ Isa 40:20 of idol-image (si vera lectio), so still Di-Kit; read perhaps ‎תְּמוּנָה‎ ᵐ5 (ὁμοίωμα vIsa 40:19) Du; other conjectures in Che^Hpt, see also III. [‎סָכַן‎]. — Vbs. with ‎׳‎‎ת‎ are: ‎הֵרִים‎ Ezek 45:1 + 14 t., ‎הֵבִיא‎ Deut 12:6 + 9 t., ‎נָתַן‎ Ezek 44:30 + 9 t., ‎לָקַח‎ Exod 25:2 (twice in verse) + 4 t., ‎הִקְרִיב‎ Lev 7:14; Num 5:9. — See Dr^{Deut 12:6}; Hast. DB iii. 588.

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