Qᵉyâm — H7010

Definition

masculine noun

an edict (as arising in law)

1. decree, statute

Usually translated as

statute, decree

Origin

(Aramaic) from H6966

• Derived from Qûwm (H6966)

Greek equivalents

• stásis (G4714)

Occurrences

Qᵉyâm occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute (קְיָם֙), 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 6:15 — 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 (וּקְיָ֛ם) which the king establisheth may be changed.