קָמָי

hebrewOld TestamentVerb628 occurrences36 books596 verses

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).

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

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Occurrences

628 total

2 Kings 9:6וַיָּ֙קָם֙ · So Jehu got up
So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.
2 Kings 10:12וַיָּ֙קָם֙ · Then [Jehu] set out
Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
2 Kings 11:1וַתָּ֙קָם֙ · she proceeded
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
2 Kings 12:20וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ · rose up
And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
2 Kings 13:21וַיָּ֥קָם · and stood
Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
2 Kings 16:7הַקּוֹמִ֖ים · who are rising up
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
2 Kings 21:3וַיָּ֨קֶם · and he raised up
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
2 Kings 23:3לְהָקִ֗ים · and to carry out
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
2 Kings 23:24הָקִ֞ים · to carry out
Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 23:25קָ֥ם
Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
2 Kings 25:26וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ · arose
Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.
1 Chronicles 10:12וַיָּקוּמוּ֮ · set out
…all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
1 Chronicles 17:11וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י · I will raise up
And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 21:18לְהָקִ֤ים · and build
Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Chronicles 22:16ק֣וּם · Now begin
…in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”
1 Chronicles 22:19וְק֗וּמוּ · Begin
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
1 Chronicles 28:2וַיָּ֨קָם · rose
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
2 Chronicles 3:17וַיָּ֤קֶם · Then he set up
Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
2 Chronicles 6:10וַיָּ֣קֶם · has fulfilled; וָאָק֡וּם · I have succeeded
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:41קוּמָ֞ה · arise
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
2 Chronicles 7:18וַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔י · then I will establish
…then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’
2 Chronicles 10:15הָקִ֨ים · might fulfill
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
2 Chronicles 13:4וַיָּ֣קָם · stood
Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
2 Chronicles 13:6וַיָּ֙קָם֙ · rose up
Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
2 Chronicles 20:19וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ · stood up
And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
2 Chronicles 21:4וַיָּ֨קָם · had established himself
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
2 Chronicles 21:9קָ֣ם · he rose up
So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.
2 Chronicles 22:10וַתָּ֗קָם · she proceeded
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
2 Chronicles 28:12וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ · stood
Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
2 Chronicles 28:15וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ · arose
Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 29:12וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ · set to work
Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
2 Chronicles 30:14וַיָּקֻ֕מוּ · They proceeded
They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.
2 Chronicles 30:27וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ · stood
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
2 Chronicles 33:3וַיָּ֨קֶם · and he raised up
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
Ezra 1:5וַיָּק֜וּמוּ · prepared
So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
Ezra 3:2וַיָּקָם֩ · began
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra 9:5קַ֚מְתִּי · I got up
At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,
Ezra 10:4ק֛וּם · Get up
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
Ezra 10:5וַיָּ֣קָם · got up
So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
Ezra 10:6וַיָּ֣קָם · withdrew
Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
Ezra 10:10וַיָּ֨קָם · stood up
Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
Nehemiah 2:12וָאָק֣וּם׀ · set out
I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
Nehemiah 2:18נָק֣וּם · Let us start
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
Nehemiah 2:20נָק֣וּם · will start
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
Nehemiah 3:1וַיָּ֡קָם · began
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.
Nehemiah 4:14וָאָק֗וּם · I stood up
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
Nehemiah 5:13יָקִ֜ים · keep
I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
Nehemiah 9:3וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ · While they stood
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
Nehemiah 9:4וַיָּ֜קָם · stood
And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.