Psalm 18:38:3Ps.18.38.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:39

קוּם֒

kum

to rise

Transliteration
KUM
Extended
KOOM
IPA
/ˈkuːm/

Meaning by language

English
to rise

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KUM

  2. sentence

    e-mkha-TSEM ve-LO-YUKH-lu KUM yip-LUN TA-khat rag-LAI

Exegesis

The infinitive absolute kum {ק֣וּם | qûm} ‘rise’ intensifies the negation, followed by yenaflu {יְנָפְלוּ | yə-nā-p̄-lû} ‘they have fallen’ stating the result.

Root and etymology

ק־ו־םq w m

to stand, rise

In contextPsalm 18:38

I have crushed them so that they were no longer able to rise, and they have fallen under my feet.

About this coordinate

Psalm 18:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:38, so the Hebrew word קוּם֒ (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 Ps.18.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.38.W3.S1) and character.