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Lexicon :: Strong's H2449 - ḥāḵam

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חָכַם
Transliteration
ḥāḵam
Pronunciation
khaw-kam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 647

Strong’s Definitions

חָכַם châkam, khaw-kam'; a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act):—× exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H2449 in the following manner: ..wise (19x), ..wiser (4x), ..wisely (2x), teach wisdom (1x), exceeding (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H2449 in the following manner: ..wise (19x), ..wiser (4x), ..wisely (2x), teach wisdom (1x), exceeding (1x).

  1. to be wise

    1. (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely

    2. (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct

    3. (Pual) to be made wise

    4. (Hiphil) to make wise

    5. (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָכַם châkam, khaw-kam'; a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act):—× exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
STRONGS H2449: Abbreviations
† חָכַם verb be wise (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic bdb031403, חֲכַם id.; Zinjirli חכמה wisdom, DHMSendsch.57; Assyrian ḫakâmu, know (with exceptional חֿ see DlPr 178 f.); Arabic bdb031404 restrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern; IV.make firm, sound, free from defect by the exercise of skill) —
Qal Perfect ח׳ Proverbs 23:15; 3rd person feminine singular חָֽכְמָה Zechariah 9:2; הָכַמְתָּ Proverbs 9:12 (twice in verse), etc. + 3 times Perfect; Imperfect יֶחְכַּם Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 21:11; וַיֶּחְכַּם 1 Kings 5:11; יֶחְכָּ֑ם Proverbs 20:1+; וֶ֯חְכָּ֑ם Proverbs 13:20; תֶּחְכַּם Proverbs 19:20; אֶחְכָּ֑מָה Ecclesiastes 7:23; plural יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ Job 32:9; Imperative חֲכַם Proverbs 27:11; חֲכָ֑ם Proverbs 6:6; Proverbs 23:19 + Proverbs 13:20 Kt; חֲכָ֑מוּ Proverbs 8:33; — be or become wise, act wisely Deuteronomy 32:29 (poetry) 1 Kings 5:11; Job 32:9; Proverbs 6:6; Proverbs 8:33; Proverbs 9:9, 12 (twice in verse); Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 21:11; Proverbs 23:19; Proverbs 27:11; Ecclesiastes 2:15; Ecclesiastes 7:23; Zechariah 9:2; אם חכם לבך if thy mind be wise Proverbs 23:15; with accusative שׁחכמתי Ecclesiastes 2:19 wherein I have acted wisely.
Pi. Imperfect יְחַכֵּם Psalm 105:22; suffix יְחַכְּמֵנוּ Job 35:11; תְּחַכְּמֵנִי Psalm 119:98; all make wise, teach wisdom, with accusative.
Pu. Participle made wise, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdom חוֺבֵר חֲבָרִים מְחֻכָּם Psalm 58:6, plural הֵמָּה חֲכָמִים מְחֻכָּמִים Proverbs 30:24 (of intelligent animals).
Hiph. Participle construct פֶּ֑תִי מַחְכִּימַת Psalm 19:8 making wise the simple.
Hithp. Imperfect נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֺ Exodus 1:10 (E) let us deal wisely (shrewdly) toward it (the people); 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְחַכַּם Ecclesiastes 7:16 make or shew thyself wise.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

1:10

Deuteronomy

32:29

1 Kings

5:11; 5:11

Job

32:9; 32:9; 35:11

Psalms

19:8; 58:6; 105:22; 119:98

Proverbs

6:6; 6:6; 8:33; 8:33; 9:9; 9:9; 9:12; 9:12; 13:20; 13:20; 13:20; 19:20; 19:20; 20:1; 20:1; 21:11; 21:11; 23:15; 23:15; 23:19; 23:19; 27:11; 27:11; 30:24

Ecclesiastes

2:15; 2:19; 7:16; 7:23; 7:23

Zechariah

9:2; 9:2

H2449

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Strong's Number H2449 matches the Hebrew חָכַם (ḥāḵam),
which occurs 28 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 -
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their latter end!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 -
It is not the great that are wise,
Nor the aged that understand justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 -
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,
And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 -
The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul:
The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 -
Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,
Charming never so wisely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 -
To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 -
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies;
For they are ever with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 -
Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 -
Hear instruction, and be wise,
And refuse it not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 -
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 -
If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself;
And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 -
Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;
But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 -
Hear counsel, and receive instruction,
That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 -
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;
And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 -
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 -
My son, if thy heart be wise,
My heart will be glad, even mine:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 -
Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
And guide thy heart in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 -
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 -
There are four things which are little upon the earth,
But they are exceeding wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
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