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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.
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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 - فَلْنَتَآمَرْ عَلَيْهِمْ لِكَيْلا يَتَكَاثَرُوا وَيَنْضَمُّوا إِلَى أَعْدَائِنَا إِذَا نَشَبَ قِتَالٌ وَيُحَارِبُونَا ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُوا مِنَ الأَرْضِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - لَوْ عَقَلُوا لَفَطِنُوا لِمَآلِهِمْ وَتَأَمَّلُوا فِي مَصِيرِهِمْ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - فَكَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ النَّاسِ مِثْلَ إِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ وَهِيمَانَ وَكَلْكُولَ وَدَرْدَعَ أَبْنَاءِ مَاحُولَ. وَذَاعَ صِيتُهُ بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ الْمُجَاوِرَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - لَيْسَ الْمُسِنُّونَ وَحْدَهُمْ هُمُ الْحُكَمَاءَ، وَلا الشُّيُوخُ فَقَطْ يُدْرِكُونَ الْحَقَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - الَّذِي عَلَّمَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وُحُوشِ الأَرْضِ، وَجَعَلَنَا أَعْظَمَ حِكْمَةً مِنْ طُيُورِ السَّمَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - شَرِيعَةُ الرَّبِّ كَامِلَةٌ تُنْعِشُ النَّفْسَ. شَهَادَةُ الرَّبِّ صَادِقَةٌ تَجْعَلُ الْجَاهِلَ حَكِيماً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - الَّتِي لَا تَسْمَعُ لِصَوْتِ الْحُوَاةِ، وَلَا لِصَوْتِ السَّاحِرِ الْمَاهِرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - يَتَصَرَّفُ بِوُلاتِهِ حَسَبَ مَسَرَّتِهِ، وَيُلَقِّنُ شُيُوخَهُ الْحِكْمَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - وَصِيَّتُكَ جَعَلَتْنِي أَحْكَمَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي، لأَنَّهَا نَصِيبِي إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - اذْهَبْ إِلَى النَّمْلَةِ أَيُّهَا الْكَسُولُ، تَمَعَّنْ فِي طُرُقِهَا وَكُنْ حَكِيماً،

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - اسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى إِرْشَادِي، وَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ وَلا تَتَجَاهَلُوهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - أَسْدِ الإِرْشَادَ إِلَى الْحَكِيمِ فَيَضْحَى أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً، عَلِّمِ الصِّدِّيقَ فَيَزْدَادَ مَعْرِفَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيماً فَلِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِراً فَأَنْتَ الْجَانِي عَلَى ذَاتِكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - مَنْ يُعَاشِرِ الْحُكَمَاءَ يُصْبِحْ حَكِيماً، وَرَفِيقُ الْحَمْقَى يَنَالُهُ الأَذَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - اسْتَمِعْ إِلَى الْمَشُورَةِ، وَاقْبَلِ التَّأْدِيبَ، فَتَكْتَسِبَ حِكْمَةً بَقِيَّةَ حَيَاتِكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - الْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ، وَالْمُسْكِرُ صَخَّابٌ، وَمَنْ يُدْمِنْ عَلَيْهَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - إِذَا عُوقِبَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئُ صَارَ الْجَاهِلُ حَكِيماً، وَإِنْ أُرْشِدَ الْحَكِيمُ اكْتَسَبَ مَعْرِفَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - يَا ابْنِي إِنْ كَانَ قَلْبُكَ حَكِيماً، يَبْتَهِجُ قَلْبِي أَيْضاً،

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - اسْتَمِعْ يَا ابْنِي وَكُنْ حَكِيماً، وَوَجِّهْ قَلْبَكَ نَحْوَ سَبِيلِ الْحَقِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - كُنْ حَكِيماً يَا ابْنِي، وَفَرِّحْ قَلْبِي، فَأَرُدَّ عَلَى مُعَيِّرِيَّ وَأُفْحِمَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - أَرْبَعَةٌ هِيَ الصُّغْرَى فِي الأَرْضِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا فَائِقَةُ الْحِكْمَةِ:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - ثُمَّ حَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي: إِنَّ مَا يَحْدُثُ لِلْجَاهِلِ يَحْدُثُ لِي أَيْضاً، فَلِمَاذَا أَنَا أَوْفَرُ حِكْمَةً؟ فَنَاجَيْتُ قَلْبِي: وَهَذَا أَيْضاً بَاطِلٌ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - وَمَنْ يَدْرِي: أَيَكُونُ حَكِيماً أَمْ جَاهِلاً؟ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَتَوَلَّى كُلَّ عَمَلِي الَّذِي بَذَلْتُ فِيهِ كُلَّ جَهْدِي وَحِكْمَتِي تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. وَهَذَا أَيْضاً بَاطِلٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - لَا تُغَالِ فِي بِرِّكَ وَلا تُبَالِغْ فِي حِكْمَتِكَ، إِذْ لِمَاذَا تُهْلِكُ نَفْسَكَ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - كُلُّ ذَلِكَ اخْتَبَرْتُهُ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَقُلْتُ: سَأَكُونُ حَكِيماً، وَلَكِنَّهَا كَانَتْ بَعِيدَةً عَنِّي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - وَكَذَلِكَ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى حَمَاةَ الْمُتَاخِمَةِ لِدِمَشْقَ، وَعَلَى صُورَ وَصِيدُونَ الْمُتَّصِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ:
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