1 Kings 17:9:11 Kgs.17.9.W1TAB
ק֣וּם
kum
“arise”
- Transliteration
- KUM
- Extended
- KOOM
- IPA
- /ˈquːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- arise
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KUM
- phraseyour reading level
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA
- clause
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with a double imperative kum {ק֣וּם | kûm} ‘arise’ plus lekh {לֵ֤ךְ | lēḵ} ‘go’, heightening urgency.
Root and etymology
q-w-mqum
“to rise, stand”
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word ק֣וּם (kum) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W1.S1) and character.