Hebrew · H6965, G450 · unreviewed

Qum

To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) · to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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קוּם H6965 to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

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ἀνίστημι G450 to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

Pronunciation anístēmi

To raise up or rise; distinctively denotes emergence or appearance of a person or movement into prominence.

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What does qum (qum) mean in the Bible?

קוּם · ἀνίστημι is a Hebrew word meaning "to rise, stand up".

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Meaning

to rise, stand up

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 203×

Imperfect 1Kgs 3:12 · Amos 7:2 · Amos 7:5 · Deut 13:2 · Deut 19:15 · Deut 19:16 · Deut 22:26 · Deut 25:6 · Exod 21:19 · Isa 8:10 · Isa 28:21 · Isa 32:8 · Isa 40:8 · Jer 44:28 · Job 8:15 · Job 11:17 79×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 22:16 · 1Kgs 17:9 · 1Kgs 19:5 · 1Kgs 19:7 · 1Kgs 21:7 · 1Kgs 21:15 · 1Kgs 21:18 · 1Sam 16:12 · 1Sam 23:4 · 2Kgs 1:3 · 2Sam 19:8 · Deut 9:12 · Deut 10:11 · Exod 32:1 · Ezek 3:22 · Ezra 10:4 71×

Perfect 1Kgs 8:54 · 1Sam 17:48 · 1Sam 20:41 · 1Sam 24:8 · 2Kgs 23:25 · 2Sam 23:10 · Deut 34:10 · Esth 5:9 · Esth 7:7 · Ezek 7:11 · Josh 8:19 · 1Kgs 14:4 · 2Sam 18:32 · Exod 10:23 · Job 29:8 · Josh 3:16 35×

Infinitive construct Amos 5:2 · Isa 24:20 · Lam 1:14 · Ps 18:39 · Ps 36:13 · Ps 127:2 6×

Participle active 2Chr 21:9 · 2Kgs 8:21 · Mic 7:6 · Ps 3:2 4×

Jussive 2Sam 2:14 · Jer 2:28 · Gen 27:31 4×

Cohortative 2Sam 3:21 · Job 19:18 · Song 3:2 3×

Infinitive absolute Jer 44:29 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 63×

Imperfect 1Kgs 2:4 · Deut 18:15 · Deut 27:26 · Eccl 4:10 · Neh 5:13 · Ps 107:29 · 1Sam 3:12 · Amos 9:11 · Deut 18:18 · Gen 17:21 · Jer 30:9 · Deut 16:22 · Deut 22:4 · Deut 28:36 · Exod 40:2 · Deut 27:4 20×

Perfect 1Sam 15:11 · 1Sam 22:8 · Isa 14:9 · Jer 29:15 · Josh 4:9 · Josh 4:20 · Josh 5:7 · Judg 2:18 · Num 30:15 · Prov 30:4 · Isa 23:13 · Jer 34:18 · Jer 35:16 · Judg 7:19 · 1Sam 15:13 · Exod 6:4 17×

Participle active 1Sam 2:8 · 2Sam 12:11 · Amos 6:14 · Gen 9:9 · Hab 1:6 · Isa 44:26 · Jer 50:32 · Ps 113:7 · Zech 11:16 9×

Infinitive construct 1Kgs 12:15 · 2Chr 10:15 · 2Kgs 23:24 · Deut 8:18 · Deut 9:5 · Deut 29:12 · Jer 11:5 · Num 9:15 8×

Sequential imperfect 2Sam 7:25 · 2Sam 24:18 · Ps 119:38 · Jer 51:12 4×

Infinitive absolute Deut 22:4 · Jer 44:25 · Judg 7:19 3×

Jussive 1Sam 1:23 · Jer 28:6 2×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×

Perfect 2Sam 23:1 · Exod 40:17 · Jer 35:14 3×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 4×

Perfect Esth 9:27 · Esth 9:31 · Esth 9:32 4×

Polel 4×

Imperfect Isa 44:26 · Isa 58:12 · Isa 61:4 · Mic 2:8 4×

Hithpolel 1×

Participle active Job 20:27 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 278 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 104 Imperative 75 Perfect 59 Infinitive construct 14 Participle 13 Imperfective 5 Infinitive absolute 4 Cohortative 3 Participle active 1

Stem

Qal 203 Hiphil 63 Piel 4 Polel 4 Hophal 3 Hithpolel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 86 Imperative 75 Indicative 59 Indicative/cohortative 12 Jussive 6

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 16 — Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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