Word

קוּם

qûwm · H6966 · Aramaic · 35 occurrences

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Meanings

to arise, to rise up, to stand up, to sit up

Action by which humans or animals rise up, either fully or partially, from a lying, kneeling, crouching or sitting position

Examples
Daniel 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up quickly; he said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Absolutely, O king.”
Daniel 6:19 Then the king got up at dawn, at the break of day, and went in a hurry to the lions’ den.
to raise, to raise up, to help rise, to rouse

Causative action by which humans cause or help other humans or animals rise up, either fully or partially, from a lying, kneeling, crouching, or sitting position

Examples
Daniel 7:5 “And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and they said this to it: ‘Arise, devour much meat!’
to raise, to erect, to set up, to put together, to build

Literally: to cause to arise; hence: causative action by which humans put a construction in place

Examples
Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made a statue of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits, and its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:2 Nebuchadnezzar the king also sent word to assemble the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:3 Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
to arise, to rise up, to take action, to set out, to leave, to prepare, to proceed

Literally: to arise; hence: action by which humans or deities get ready to engage in an action, which usually involves more than simply rising from a sitting or lying position and requires some preparation

Examples
Ezra 5:2 then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.
Daniel 7:5 “And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and they said this to it: ‘Arise, devour much meat!’
to arise, to appear, to come

Literally: to arise; hence: process by which humans leave a position of relative obscurity and enter the public arena

Examples
Daniel 7:17 ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth.
Daniel 7:24 ‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will humble three kings.
to arise, to happen, to come

Literally: to arise; hence: process by which an event starts taking place

Examples
Daniel 2:39 “And after you another kingdom will arise inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
to fulfill

Literally: to cause (words or plans) to stand; hence: causative action by which humans or deities cause plans or promises to be carried out as intended

Examples
Daniel 2:44 “And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
Daniel 6:7 “All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.
Daniel 6:8 “Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”
to stand, to rise

State or process by which objects or substances have or assume an upright shape

Examples
Daniel 2:31 “You, O king, were watching and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary radiance, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.
to set, to set up

Literally: to cause to arise; hence: causative action by which humans or deities put an object in an upright position, which can consist of either a single object like a stone or a collection of objects that form a single unit

Examples
Daniel 7:4 “The first was like a lion but had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and set up on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it.
to take position, to stand

Literally: to arise; hence: action by which humans or deities position themselves in a standing position in a certain location

Examples
Daniel 3:3 Then the satraps, the prefects and the governors, the counselors, the chief treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the administrators of the provinces were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 7:10 “A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were serving Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court convened, And the books were opened.
Daniel 7:16 “I approached one of those who were standing by and began requesting of him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:
to set, to install

Literally: to cause to stand; hence: causative action by which humans assign roles and responsibilities to other humans

Examples
Ezra 6:18 Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their sections for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses.
Daniel 2:21 “It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.
Daniel 4:17 “This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers, And the decision is a command of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind, And He grants it to whomever He wishes And sets over it the lowliest of people.”
to stand, to remain, to endure

Literally: to hold; hence: process by which a certain condition endures for an extended time

Examples
Daniel 2:44 “And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

34 occurrences in 15 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 7
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרNebuchadnezzar 5
מֶלֶךְking 4
Not stated: you (one person) 4
Not stated (participle) 3
Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

9 occurrences in 7 groups

וֹhim 3
כָּהֵןpriest 1
מֶלֶךְking 1
מַלְכוּkingdom, reign 1
אֱסָרdecree 1
קְיָםdecree 1

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

1 occurrences in 1 groups

רַבcaptain 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

19 occurrences in 22 groups

Other words · 22 groups that occur once or twice (24) 24

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 1 groups

יְדַעcertify 2

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

מִןfrom 1
לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 3 words

ἵστημι hístēmi · G2476 · to put, to place, to set: Aramaic קוּם and Greek ἵστημι share core semantics of causing to stand/be established and intransitive rising/standing, with ἵστημι serving as the standard LXX rendering of the Aramaic cognate across its attestations in Daniel.
ἀνίστημι anístēmi · G450 · to cause to stand, to raise up, to raise to life: ἀνίστημι (anístēmi, G450) is the standard Greek equivalent for the Aramaic קוּם (qûwm, H6966) in contexts of rising, standing up, or establishing, reflecting direct semantic overlap in both literal (physically rising/standing) and figurative (establishing authority, raising up persons to office) senses.
תְּקוֹמֵם tᵉqôwmêm · H8618 · adversary: תְּקוֹמֵם (‘to rise up against’) is a specialized, hostile or oppositional form of the target lexeme’s core sense of rising or standing, denoting active opposition rather than neutral arising or establishment.

Semantic domains 28 entries

Stance002001001061: Daniel 2:31 recounts that a great statue “was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.”
Alive002001001003: This Alive code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to restore” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never life being restored to someone.
Strong002001001063: This Strong code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to stand firm; to hold (one's) ground” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never a person standing firm in strength.
Exist002002002005: Daniel 2:39 recounts that “after you another kingdom will arise inferior to you.”
Conflict002003002006: This Conflict code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to rise up (against); to oppose; to attack” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never rising up against someone in opposition or attack.
Enemies001001003002: This Enemies code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “adversary” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never an adversary.
Engage002003003011: This Engage code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to arise; to take action; to set out; to prepare; to proceed” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never rising up specifically to take action on a task.
Non-Engage002003003012: This Non-Engage code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to still; to cause to be still” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never stilling or quieting something.
Associate002003002002: This Associate code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to establish as one's own” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never establishing something as one's own by association.
Great002001002012: This Great code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to raise (someone in status)” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never a separate claim of a person's own greatness.
Happen002002003003: This Happen code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to arise; to happen; to come” and “to fulfill” senses; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never a general event happening or a matter being fulfilled.
Intense002001003011: This Intense code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to grow more intense” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never something growing more intense.
Name002004002010: This Name code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to assume the name (of someone else)” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never assuming another's name.
Possess002003002019: This Possess code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to pass (into someone else's possession)” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never something passing into another's possession.
Shape002001001052: Daniel 3:1 recounts that Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue and “he set it up on the plain of Dura.”
Space002002001017: This Space code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to take position; to stand” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never a person taking up a specific spatial position.
Bear002003003003: This Bear code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to stand; to endure” sense; this word's own occurrences illustrate a statue's stance, a kingdom's rise, and a kingdom's own endurance forever, never a distinct sense of bearing up under a load.
Role002002002008: Daniel 2:21 recounts that God “removes kings and appoints kings.”
Steady002001001062: This same clause in Daniel 2:44 — the kingdom “will itself endure forever” — carries the shared lemma-cluster grouping's near-identical “to hold; to endure” sense as well, since the kingdom's endurance is the same event as its steadiness.
Endure002002003001: Daniel 2:44 recounts that God's kingdom “will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.”
Faithful002001002008: This Faithful code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to stand; to be constant” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never a person's own constancy or faithfulness.
Relief002001002023: This Relief code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to raise up; to strengthen” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never someone being raised up in relief or strengthened.
Succeed002003003020: This Succeed code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to be effective; to avail; to succeed” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never something being effective or succeeding at a task.
True002001003017: This True code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to confirm” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never confirming something as true.
Vow002004001009013: This Vow code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's idiomatic “to establish a covenant” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never establishing a covenant or vow.
Unable002001001065: This Unable code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's broader sense inventory; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never an inability to do something.
Confident002001002003: This Confident code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to uphold” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never upholding someone with confidence.
Unwilling002001002031: This Unwilling code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to rise up; to rebel” sense; this word's own occurrences describe a statue standing, a kingdom arising, kings being appointed, and a kingdom enduring forever, never rebelling or stirring up rebellion.

Word family 13 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

קוּם qûwm · H6965 · to arise, to rise up, to stand up · 627×מָקוֹם mâqôwm · H4725 · place, spot, site · 401×קוֹמָה qôwmâh · H6967 · height, stature · 45×קוּםqûwm · H6966קָמָה qâmâh · H7054 · standing grain · 10×יְקוּם yᵉqûwm · H3351 · creatures, living things · 3×קְיָם qᵉyâm · H7010 · decree, statute · 2×קַיָּם qayâm · H7011 · stedfast, sure · 2×קוֹמְמִיּוּת qôwmᵉmîyûwth · H6968 · erect · 1×קִים qîym · H7009 · enemy, adversary, opponent · 1×קִימָה qîymâh · H7012 · rising up · 1×תְּקוּמָה tᵉqûwmâh · H8617 · standing firm, holding (one's) ground · 1×תְּקוֹמֵם tᵉqôwmêm · H8618 · adversary · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0