Definition
a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Traditional renderings: abide, accomplish, × be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, × be dim, endure, × enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, × but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
Traditional renderings: abide, accomplish, × be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, × be dim, endure, × enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, × but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָמָי:
- ἀνίστημιanistēmi“to arise”73%
- ἵστημιhistēmi“to stand”13%
- ἐγείρωegeirō“to arise”3%
- μένωmenō“to stay”2%
- ἐπανίστημιepanistēmi“to rebel against”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
628 total
- Amos 6:14מֵקִ֨ים · I will raise upFor behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
- Amos 7:2יָק֖וּם · surviveAnd when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
- Amos 7:5יָק֖וּם · surviveThen I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
- Amos 7:9וְקַמְתִּ֛י · and I will rise upThe high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”
- Amos 8:14יָק֥וּמוּ · to riseThose who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”
- Amos 9:11אָקִ֛ים · I will restore; אָקִ֔ים · restore“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Obadiah 1:1ק֛וּמוּ · [to say,] “Rise up; וְנָק֥וּמָה · and let us goThis is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
- Jonah 1:2ק֠וּם · Get up“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
- Jonah 1:3וַיָּ֤קָם · got upJonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
- Jonah 1:6ק֚וּם · Get upThe captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- Jonah 3:2ק֛וּם · Get up“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
- Jonah 3:3וַיָּ֣קָם · got upThis time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, requiring a three-day journey.
- Jonah 3:6וַיָּ֙קָם֙ · he got upWhen word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
- Micah 2:8יְקוֹמֵ֔ם · have risen upBut of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.
- Micah 2:10ק֣וּמוּ · AriseArise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!
- Micah 4:13ק֧וּמִי · RiseRise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- Micah 5:5וַהֲקֵמֹ֤נוּ · We will raiseAnd He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
- Micah 6:1ק֚וּם · AriseHear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
- Micah 7:6קָמָ֣ה · risesFor a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.
- Micah 7:8קָ֑מְתִּי · I will ariseDo not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Nahum 1:6יָק֖וּם · can endureWho can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Nahum 1:9תָק֥וּם · rise upWhatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
- Habakkuk 1:6מֵקִים֙ · I am raising upFor behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
- Habakkuk 2:7יָק֙וּמוּ֙ · ariseWill not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
- Zephaniah 3:8קוּמִ֣י · I riseTherefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Zechariah 11:16מֵקִ֨ים · will raise upFor behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.