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2 Chronicles 21:4
“Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6965 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יָּ֨קָם — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 628 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:8Genesis 6:18Genesis 9:9Genesis 9:11Genesis 9:17
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קוּם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.