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Lexicon :: Strong's H2445 - ḥakîm

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חַכִּים
Transliteration
ḥakîm
Pronunciation
khak-keem'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From a root corresponding to חָכַם (H2449)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2729a

Strong’s Definitions

חַכִּים chakkîym, khak-keem'; (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2449; wise, i.e. a Magian:—wise.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H2445 in the following manner: wise (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H2445 in the following manner: wise (14x).
  1. wise man, wise

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חַכִּים chakkîym, khak-keem'; (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2449; wise, i.e. a Magian:—wise.
STRONGS H2445: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

[חַכִּים]14 noun masculine wise man (see Biblical Hebrew H2450 חכם); — plural absolute חַכִּימִין Daniel 2:21; elsewhere of the class possessed of occult learning in Babylon Daniel 2:27, emphatic ־מַיָּא Daniel 2:13; Daniel 5:15; construct ־מֵי Daniel 2:12, Daniel 12:14 + 7 times Daniel.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:12; 2:13; 2:14; 2:21; 2:27; 5:15

H2445

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2445 matches the Hebrew חַכִּים (ḥakîm),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:13 - And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, came to kill them, Daniel handled the situation with wisdom and discretion.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - He controls the course of world events;
he removes kings and sets up other kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the scholars.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Then Daniel went in to see Arioch, whom the king had ordered to execute the wise men of Babylon. Daniel said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men. Take me to the king, and I will tell him the meaning of his dream.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I issued an order calling in all the wise men of Babylon, so they could tell me what my dream meant.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - “‘Belteshazzar, that was the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now tell me what it means, for none of the wise men of my kingdom can do so. But you can tell me because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers,[fn] and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will have a gold chain placed around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:8 - But when all the king’s wise men had come in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - My wise men and enchanters have tried to read the words on the wall and tell me their meaning, but they cannot do it.
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