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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's deal wisely with them. Otherwise they will continue to multiply, and if a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with our enemies and fight against us and leave the country."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, 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 law of the LORD is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the LORD are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - The one who associates with the wise 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 advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, "I am determined to comprehend this" - but it was beyond my grasp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre and Sidon, though they consider themselves to be very wise.
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