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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

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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 happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape 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 Etan the Ezrachite, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Darda, the sons of Machol: 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 who are wise, Nor the aged who understand justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - Who teaches us more than the animals of the eretz, And makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - Which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, No matter how skillful the charmer may be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - To discipline his princes at his pleasure, And to teach his Zakenim wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your mitzvot make me wiser than my enemies, For your mitzvot are always with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, you 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. Don't refuse it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Instruct a wise man, and he will be still 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 you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - One who walks with wise men grows wise, But a companion of fools suffers harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler; Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom; When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, And keep your heart on the right path!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - "There are four things which are little on the eretz, But they are exceedingly wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then said I in my heart, "As it happens 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 - Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

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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 Hamat, also, which borders on it; Tzor and Tzidon, because they are very wise.
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