Judges 18:9:2Judg.18.9.W2TAB
ק֚וּמָה
kuma
“arise”
- Transliteration
- KU-ma
- Extended
- KOO-mah
- IPA
- /ˈquːmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- arise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KU-ma
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru KU-ma ve-na-a-LE a-le-HEM KI ra-I-nu et-ha-A-rets ve-hi-NE to-VA me-OD
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru KU-ma ve-na-a-LE a-le-HEM KI ra-I-nu et-ha-A-rets ve-hi-NE to-VA me-OD ve-a-TEM makh-SHIM al-te-a-TSLU la-LE-khet la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the waw-consecutive clause vayomru {וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | wayyōmerû} ‘and they said,’ introducing direct speech with the imperative kumah {ק֚וּמָה | kūmâ} and the cohortative vena‘aleh {וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה | wə-nā‘ălēh}, which together urge collective action.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־םqof–vav–mem
“to arise, stand”
In context — Judges 18:9
They said, “Get up and let us move against them, for we have inspected the land and found it to be exceptionally good. Why are you standing idle? Do not be lazy to go in, enter, and take possession of the land .”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 18:9, so the Hebrew word ק֚וּמָה (kuma) 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 Judg.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.9.W2.S1) and character.