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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, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - It is not only the old[fn] who are wise, not only the aged 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 he teaches[fn] the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than[fn] the birds in the sky?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Walk with the wise and become wise, for 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 accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?” I said to myself, “This too is meaningless.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise— why destroy yourself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.
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