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קִימָה

𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤄

qîymâh

H7012 noun

SILEX Entry

Root קום to arise, stand, establish, set up

Definition

A rising or arising; the act of standing up, coming into being, or appearing. In context, can refer to physical elevation, emergence of a group or entity, or the act of resistance or revolt. The core sense is of something or someone rising or being established, whether physically, socially, or metaphorically.

Semantic Range

rising, arising, standing up, establishment, uprising, revolt, coming into being, emergence

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew root קום (qum), which primarily means 'to arise, stand up, establish.' The word קִימָה refers to the act or event of rising or being established, and is a feminine noun formation from the root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

קִימָה appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible and is most commonly used to denote an uprising or organized opposition, particularly in the context of a revolt or rebellion (e.g., Hosea 10:14). In these instances, the term carries a collective nuance: not merely an individual standing up, but the emergence or mobilization of a group, often in political or military contexts. The base root קום is ubiquitous and highly productive in Biblical Hebrew, but קִימָה is a more specialized nominal form that focuses on the event or process of rising, especially as it pertains to group action. English translations sometimes narrow the scope to 'uprising' or 'revolt,' but the term can also bear a more neutral sense, depending on context (e.g., a rising, coming into being, or establishment). It stands in contrast to related terms denoting individual bodily rising (e.g., קֻמָּה qummah, םקום maqom) or abstract notions of standing/existence (e.g., קִיּוּם qiyyum). The nuance of 'uprising' as an organized, collective act becomes especially sharp in later usage and in historical books reflecting later Israelite and Judahite realities.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from קוּם; an arising; rising up.

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Root Family

קום (q-w-m) — arise, stand, establish, set up

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3079 יְהוֹיָקִים to YHWH-raises-up
H3113 יוֹיָקִים and Yahweh-establishes
H3137 יוֹקִים and YHWH establishes
H3351 יְקוּם the enduring substance
H3356 יָקִים to He-Will-Establish

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7012-01 וְ/קִֽימָתָ/ם֙ veqimatam HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and their rising and their rising 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7012-01 Lamentations 3:63 וְ/קִֽימָתָ/ם֙ veqimatam HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and their rising and their rising
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