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Daniel 7:24 KJV
[24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise (קוּם): and another shall rise (קוּם) after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Daniel 8:23 KJV
[23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up (עָמַד).
As seen above, the author of Daniel uses two different words when talking about kings “arising”. However, קוּם is only present in the Aramaic section (chapters 2-7) whereas עָמַד is present in only the Hebrew section (chapters 8-12).
Both seem to have the same meaning. Why then does the author use different words when describing essentially the same thing? What are the differences between the two words?
