Qum is a fundamental Hebrew verb meaning to arise, rise up, stand, or be established. One of the most frequent verbs in the Hebrew Bible (appearing over 600 times), it is used of physical rising (getting up), of enemies rising against one, of establishing covenants, and — most significantly — of resurrection. The Hiphil means "to raise up" or "to establish."
Qum carries extraordinary theological weight as the verb most closely associated with resurrection hope in the Hebrew Bible. Job's declaration "I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will arise (yaqum) on the earth" (Job 19:25) is a resurrection affirmation. Isaiah 26:19 uses qum for the resurrection of the dead. Daniel 12:2 speaks of those who "awake" (yaqitsu, but the arise concept is parallel). When Jesus said "Qumi" (Talitha kum — "Little girl, arise"), He enacted the Hebrew resurrection hope.