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Strong's H6966 קוּם (qum)

Qum means “appoint” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6966
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 30
Books 2

Strong's H6966 Quick Answer

Strong's H6966 קוּם (quwm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. quwm (koom) v. 1. appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6965] It has 30 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include set, stand, establish, appointeth, and establisheth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
quwm (koom) v. 1. appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6965]
Usage
30 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
set, stand, establish, appointeth, and establisheth

Meaning and Definition

quwm (koom) v. 1. appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6965] Root(s): H6965

Original Word
קוּם
Transliteration
quwm
Derivation
Root: קום First root strongs: 6965
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6966. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to stand: rise

Usage: : rise/get_going 1) to arise, stand 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to arise from 1a2) to come on the scene (fig) 1a3) to arise (out of inaction) 1a4) to stand 1a5) to endure 1b) (Pael) to set up, establish 1c) (Aphel) 1c1) to set up 1c2) to lift up 1c3) to establish 1c4) to appoint 1d) (Hophal) to be made to stand

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How Strong's H6966 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render quwm, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

set Ezra 6:18 12× establish Daniel 6:7 stand Daniel 2:44 appointeth Daniel 5:21 establisheth Daniel 6:15 rise Daniel 7:24

How Strong's H6966 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 30 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6966 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6966 in the Old Testament

30 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 5:2 KJV

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

Ezra 6:18 KJV

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

Daniel 2:21 KJV

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Usage Excerpts

First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6966.

Ezra 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Ezra 6:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
Daniel 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Daniel 2:31 Old Testament, KJV
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Daniel 2:39 Old Testament, KJV
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Daniel 2:44 Old Testament, KJV
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Daniel 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
Daniel 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Daniel 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Daniel 3:18 Old Testament, KJV
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Daniel 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Daniel 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Daniel 5:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Daniel 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Daniel 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
Daniel 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Daniel 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Daniel 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
Daniel 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Daniel 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Daniel 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Daniel 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Daniel 7:17 Old Testament, KJV
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Daniel 7:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6966, grouped by book.

Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 28 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6966 FAQ

What does qum (קוּם) mean?

Qum (Strong's H6966) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "appoint". quwm (koom) v. 1. appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up) [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6965]

How many times is qum (קוּם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's H6966 across 2 books.

Where can I study qum (קוּם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6966 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qum (קוּם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as set, stand, establish, appointeth, establisheth, and rise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.