1 Kings 21:18:11 Kgs.21.18.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 RED
- clause
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
KUM RED lik-RAT akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL a-SHER be-sho-me-RON hi-NE be-KHE-rem na-VOT a-sher-ya-RAD SHAM le-rish-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with a linked pair of imperatives kum {קוּם | kūm} ‘arise’ and red {רֵד | rēḏ} ‘go down’, creating urgency.
Root and etymology
q-w-mq-w-m
“to rise, stand up”
In context — 1 Kings 21:18
Arise , go down to meet Ahab, king of Israel, who is in Samaria. Behold, he is in Naboth’s vineyard, where he has gone down to take possession of it.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:18, 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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.18.W1.S1) and character.