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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 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - They had not sense to understand: let them reserve these things against the time to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - (LXX 5:11) And he was wiser than all other men: and he was wiser than Gæthan the Zarite, and than Ænan, and than Chalcad and Darala the sons of Mal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - The long-lived are not wise as such; neither do the aged know judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - (LXX 18:8) The law of the Lord is [fn]perfect, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - (LXX 57:6) which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor heed the [fn]charm prepared skilfully by the wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - (LXX 104:22) to chastise his rulers at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - (LXX 118:98) Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies in thy commandment; for it is mine for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Hear, son, the instruction of thy father, that thou mayest be wise at thy latter end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: but every fool is entangled with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: and a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me; and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labour in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - And in Emath, even in her coasts, are Tyre and Sidon, because they were very wise.
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