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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 - Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:13 - So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 - Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 - He changes times and seasons;
he removes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to those who have understanding;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 - Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:27 - Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared[fn] to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:8 - Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.
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