קם

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קם

/kam/ Modern Israeli
/qɔːm/

Rhymes with -am, -ɔm

Where it comes from

Common Semitic; see also Arabic قَامَ (qāma), Ge'ez ቆመ (ḳomä), Qatabanian [script needed] (*sqmt), [script needed] (*suqāmat, “planted”, literally “made to stand”), feminine passive causative adjective of [script needed] (*qāma, “to stand”). Possibly also related to שקמה (“sycamore tree”).

verb קָם · qɔm · kam · לָקוּם · קִימָה · קַמְתִּי

construction pa'al to rise, stand up קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ
Similar: הִתְעוֹרֵר
construction pa'al to become in charge וַיָּקׇם מֶלֶךְ חָדָשׁ עַל מִצְרָיִם
construction pa'al to remain valid וְשָׁמַע אָבִיהָ אֶת נִדְרָהּ וֶאֱסָרָהּ אֲשֶׁר אָסְרָה עַל נַפְשָׁהּ וְהֶחֱרִישׁ לָהּ אָבִיהָ וְקָמוּ כָּל נְדָרֶיהָ וְכָל אִסָּר אֲשֶׁר אָסְרָה עַל נַפְשָׁהּ יָקוּם
construction pa'al to attack, initiate an attack יָקוּם אִישׁ עַל רֵעֵהוּ וּרְצָחוֹ נֶפֶשׁ
construction pa'al to testify as a witness, to accuse לֹא יָקוּם עֵד אֶחָד בְּאִישׁ לְכָל עָוֺן
construction pa'al to be accounted as, to take the place of וְהָיָה הַבְּכוֹר אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד יָקוּם עַל שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת
construction pa'al, of a prediction or an accusation to be valid, fulfilled אַךְ יָקֵם יְהוָה אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ

noun קָם · qɔm · kam · קָמִים · קָמֵי־

foe
Similar: אוֹיֵב, שׂוֹנֵא

In English

stand up rise from a sitting position
get up to rise from one's bed

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}