Hebrew · H6965, H7218

קוּם

To rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) · the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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

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רֹאשׁ H7218 the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Pronunciation rosh

Physical apex extends metaphorically to leadership, primacy, and authority across spatial, temporal, and social domains.

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What does קוּם (qûm) mean in the Bible?

קוּם · רֹאשׁ: Rise carries intensive force: establish, confirm, make endure—not mere motion but effectual action.

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What does קוּם · רֹאשׁ mean in the Bible?

קוּם · רֹאשׁ: Rise carries intensive force: establish, confirm, make endure—not mere motion but effectual action.

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6965, H7218?

H6965, H7218 is connected to 1,228 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. Rise carries intensive force: establish, confirm, make endure—not mere motion but effectual action.

Strong's H6965, H7218

Lexical occurrences 1,228 verses Word forms 6 forms 278 references Study link Hosea 6:1-3

Source Gloss

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

Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 6 Aligned forms 278

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×