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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
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - “Come, H3051 let us deal H2449 wisely H2449 with them, or H6435 else H6435 they will multiply H7235 and [fn]in the event H1961 H3588 H7122 of war, H4421 they will also H1571 join H3254 themselves to those who H834 hate H8130 us, and fight H3898 against us and [fn]depart H5927 from the land.” H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - “Would H3863 that they were wise, H2449 that they understood H7919 this, H2088
That they would discern H995 their [fn]future! H319

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - For he was wiser H2449 than H4480 all H3605 men, H120 than H4480 Ethan H387 the Ezrahite, H250 Heman, H1968 Calcol H3633 and [fn]Darda, H1862 the sons H1121 of Mahol; H4235 and his [fn]fame H8034 was known in all H3605 the surrounding H5439 nations. H1471

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - “The [fn]abundant H7227 in years may not be wise, H2449
Nor H3808 may elders H2205 understand H995 justice. H4941

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - Who teaches H502 us more H4480 than H4480 the beasts H929 of the earth H776
And makes H2449 us wiser H2449 than H4480 the birds H5775 of the heavens?’ H8064

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law H8451 of the LORD H3068 is [fn]perfect, H8549 restoring H7725 the soul; H5315
The testimony H5715 of the LORD H3068 is sure, H539 making H2449 wise H2449 the simple. H6612

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - So H834 that it does not hear H8085 the voice H6963 of [fn]charmers, H3907
Or a skillful H2449 caster H2266 of spells. H2267

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - To [fn]imprison H631 his princes H8269 [fn]at will, H5315
That he might teach H2449 his elders H2205 wisdom. H2449

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commandments H4687 make H2449 me wiser H2449 than H4480 my enemies, H340
For they are ever H5769 [fn]mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go H1980 to the ant, H5244 O sluggard, H6102
Observe H7200 her ways H1870 and be wise, H2449

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - “Heed H8085 instruction H4148 and be wise, H2449
And do not neglect H6544 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give H5414 instruction to a wise H2450 man H2450 and he will be still H5750 wiser, H2449
Teach H3045 a righteous H6662 man H6662 and he will increase H3254 his learning. H3948

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If H518 you are wise, H2449 you are wise H2449 for yourself,
And if you scoff, H3887 you alone H905 will bear H5375 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - He who walks H1980 with wise H2450 men H2450 will be wise, H2449
But the companion H7462 of fools H3684 will suffer H7489 harm. H7489

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen H8085 to counsel H6098 and accept H6901 discipline, H4148
That you may be wise H2449 [fn]the rest H319 of your days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine H3196 is a mocker, H3887 strong H7941 drink H7941 a brawler, H1993
And whoever H3605 [fn]is intoxicated H7686 by it is not wise. H2449

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the scoffer H3887 is punished, H6064 the [fn]naive H6612 becomes H2449 wise; H7919
But when the wise H2449 is instructed, H7919 he receives H3947 knowledge. H1847

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - My son, H1121 if H518 your heart H3820 is wise, H2449
My own heart H3820 also H1571 will be glad; H8055

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Listen, H8085 my son, H1121 and be wise, H2449
And direct H833 your heart H3820 in the way. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Be wise, H2449 my son, H1121 and make H8055 my heart H3820 glad, H8055
That I may reply H7725 H1697 to him who reproaches H2778 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - Four H702 things H702 are small H6996 on the earth, H776
But they are exceedingly H2449 wise: H2450

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said H559 [fn]to myself, H3820 “As is the fate H4745 of the fool, H3684 it will also H1571 befall H7136 me. Why H4100 then H227 have I been H2449 extremely H3148 wise?” H2449 So [fn]I said H1696 to myself, H3820 “This H2088 too H1571 is vanity.” H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who H4310 knows H3045 whether he will be a wise H2450 man H2450 or H176 a fool? H5530 Yet he will have [fn]control H7980 over H7980 all H3605 the fruit H5999 of my labor H5999 for which H7945 I have labored H5998 by acting H2449 wisely H2449 under H8478 the sun. H8121 This H2088 too H1571 is vanity. H1892

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Do not be excessively H7235 righteous H6662 and do not be overly H3148 wise. H2449 Why H4100 should you ruin H8074 yourself?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - I tested H5254 all H3605 this H2090 with wisdom, H2451 and I said, H559 “I will be wise,” H2449 but it was far H7350 from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - And Hamath H2574 also, H1571 which borders H1379 on it;
Tyre H6865 and Sidon, H6721 [fn]though H3588 [fn]they are very H3966 wise. H2449
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