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Lexicon :: Strong's H2450 - ḥāḵām

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חָכָם
Transliteration
ḥāḵām
Pronunciation
khaw-kawm'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 647b

Strong’s Definitions

חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 137x

The KJV translates Strong's H2450 in the following manner: wise (109x), wise man (13x), cunning (6x), cunning men (4x), subtil (1x), unwise (2x), wiser (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 137x
The KJV translates Strong's H2450 in the following manner: wise (109x), wise man (13x), cunning (6x), cunning men (4x), subtil (1x), unwise (2x), wiser (2x).

  1. wise, wise (man)

    1. skilful (in technical work)

    2. wise (in administration)

    3. shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle

    4. learned, shrewd (class of men)

    5. prudent

    6. wise (ethically and religiously)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
STRONGS H2450: Abbreviations
† חָכָם adjective wise, ח׳ Deuteronomy 4:6 + 67 times; construct חֲכַם Isaiah 3:3 + 9 times; plural חֲכָמִים Deuteronomy 1:13 + 39 times; construct חַכְמֵי Exodus 28:3 + 4 times; suffix חֲכָמֶיךָ Isaiah 19:12 etc. + 8 times; feminine חֲכָמָה 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 20:16; construct חַכְמַת Exodus 35:25; plural חֲכָמוֺת Jeremiah 9:16; construct חַכְמוֺת Judges 5:29; Proverbs 14:1(but read חָכְמוֺת De) —
1. skilful in technical work; artificers Isaiah 3:3; sailors Ezekiel 27:8, so (probably) Ezekiel 27:9; mourning women Jeremiah 9:16; artisans of tabernacle and temple and their furniture Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:10; Exodus 36:1, 2, 4, 8 (P), 1 Chronicles 22:15; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 2:13 (twice in verse); women in spinning Exodus 35:25 (P); goldsmiths and other artisans Jeremiah 10:9; makers of idol-images Isaiah 40:20.
2. wise in the administration of affairs: Joseph in Egypt Genesis 41:33, 39 (E); heads of tribes Deuteronomy 1:13, 15; Judges 16:19; David 2 Samuel 14:20, of Solomon 1 Kings 2:9; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 5:21 2 Chronicles 2:11; the prince of Tyre, in satire Ezekiel 28:3; of kings in general Proverbs 20:26; class of political advisers of Judah Isaiah 29:14; Jeremiah 18:18, apparently also Isaiah 5:21; of Egypt Isaiah 19:11 (twice in verse); Isaiah 19:12, Edom Obadiah 8, the nations Jeremiah 10:7; so of God Isaiah 31:2.
3. shrewd, crafty, cunning: Jonadab 2 Samuel 13:3; the princesses Judges 5:29; אשׁה חכמה wise woman 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 20:16; generally, Jeremiah 9:22; intelligent animals Proverbs 30:24; בערמם לכד ח׳ taking the cunning in their craft Job 5:13; חכם בעיני wise in one's own eyes Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 26:5, 12, 16; Proverbs 28:11; חכמי לב wise of mind (in their own mind) Job 37:24.
4. plural class of learned and shrewd men, including astrologers, magicians and the like, of Egypt Genesis 41:8 (E), Exodus 7:11 (P; compare Isaiah 19:11 (twice in verse); Isaiah 19:12); Babylon Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 50:35; Jeremiah 51:57; Persia Esther 1:13; Esther 6:13.
5. prudent, towards king Proverbs 16:14; in controversies Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 29:8, 9, 11; religious affairs Hosea 13:13; Hosea 14:10; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 8:8, 9; Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm 107:43; אישׁ ח׳ Jeremiah 9:11.
6. wise, ethically and religiously,. in Wisdom Literature:
a. as adjective, חֲכַם לֵב wise of mind Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 16:21; לֵב חָכָם Ecclesiastes 8:5; of the son Proverbs 10:1 = Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 23:24; Ecclesiastes 2:19; ילד ח׳ Ecclesiastes 4:13 wise boy; גבר ח׳ Job 34:34 wise man; מוכיח ח׳ wise reprover Proverbs 25:12.
b. = substantive:
(1) as a wise learner in school of wisdom, he fears God and departs from evil Proverbs 14:16; is silent Proverbs 17:28; hearkens to counsel Proverbs 12:15; hears and increases in learning Proverbs 1:5; his ear seeketh knowledge Proverbs 18:15; he receives it Proverbs 21:11; and stores it up Proverbs 10:14; his ears hearken to the reproof which giveth life Proverbs 15:31; and he becomes wiser through it Proverbs 9:8, 9.
(2) as a wise teacher, a sage, he does not answer with windy knowledge Job 15:2; he tells the experience of the past Job 15:48; has knowledge Job 34:2; teaches it Ecclesiastes 12:9; disperses it Proverbs 15:7; his tongue is health Proverbs 12:18; it utters knowledge aright Proverbs 15:2; his mind instructs his mouth and adds learning to his lips Proverbs 16:23; his words are gracious Ecclesiastes 10:12; it is good to hear his rebuke Ecclesiastes 7:5; his instruction is a fountain of life Proverbs 13:14; one walking with him becomes wiser Proverbs 13:20. The חכמים recall the Greek σόφοι, having their schools, pupils (בֵן), discipline (מוּסָר), principles and collections of wisdom, דברי חכמים Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17 (compare Proverbs 24:23), Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11; God himself is חכם לבב Job 9:4.
(3) the wise are prosperous: true, in sceptical view of Ecclesiastes, they have no advantage over the fool Ecclesiastes 6:8; but die as the fool Ecclesiastes 2:16 (twice in verse); Psalm 49:11; they will not be able to find the works of God Ecclesiastes 8:17; like others are in the hands of God Ecclesiastes 9:1; they do not secure bread Ecclesiastes 9:11; but elsewhere reverse is true: precious treasure is in his dwelling Proverbs 21:20; his lips preserve him Proverbs 14:3; they inherit glory Proverbs 3:35; wealth is their crown Proverbs 14:24; the wise man is strong Proverbs 24:5; Ecclesiastes 7:19; his eyes are in his head Ecclesiastes 2:14; his mind is at his right hand Ecclesiastes 10:2; he interprets things Ecclesiastes 8:1
(4) the wise man is a blessing to others: he wins men Proverbs 11:30; scales the city of the mighty Proverbs 21:22; though poor he delivers the city Ecclesiastes 9:15; is a reproof to scorners Proverbs 15:12; his mind is in the house of mourning Ecclesiastes 7:4; injustice makes him foolish Ecclesiastes 7:7; Job finds no wise men among his cruel friends Job 17:10.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2445.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:8; 41:33; 41:39

Exodus

7:11; 28:3; 28:3; 31:6; 35:10; 35:25; 35:25; 36:1; 36:2; 36:4; 36:8

Deuteronomy

1:13; 1:13; 1:15; 4:6; 4:6; 32:6

Judges

5:29; 5:29; 16:19

2 Samuel

13:3; 14:2; 14:2; 14:20; 20:16; 20:16

1 Kings

3:12

1 Chronicles

22:15

2 Chronicles

2:6; 2:11; 2:12; 2:13

Esther

1:13; 6:13

Job

5:13; 9:4; 15:2; 17:10; 34:2; 34:34; 37:24

Psalms

49:11; 107:43

Proverbs

1:5; 1:6; 3:7; 3:35; 9:8; 9:9; 10:1; 10:8; 10:14; 11:29; 11:30; 12:15; 12:18; 13:1; 13:14; 13:20; 14:1; 14:3; 14:16; 14:24; 15:2; 15:7; 15:12; 15:20; 15:31; 16:14; 16:21; 16:23; 17:28; 18:15; 20:26; 21:11; 21:20; 21:22; 22:17; 23:24; 24:5; 24:23; 25:12; 26:5; 26:12; 26:16; 28:11; 29:8; 29:9; 29:11; 30:24

Ecclesiastes

2:14; 2:16; 2:19; 4:13; 6:8; 7:4; 7:5; 7:7; 7:19; 8:1; 8:5; 8:17; 9:1; 9:11; 9:15; 9:17; 10:2; 10:12; 12:9; 12:11

Song of Songs

1

Isaiah

3:3; 3:3; 5:21; 19:11; 19:11; 19:12; 19:12; 19:12; 29:14; 31:2; 40:20; 44:25

Jeremiah

4:22; 8:8; 8:9; 9:11; 9:16; 9:16; 9:22; 10:7; 10:9; 18:18; 50:35; 51:57

Ezekiel

27:8; 27:9; 28:3

Hosea

13:13

Obadiah

1:8

H2450

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Strong's Number H2450 matches the Hebrew חָכָם (ḥāḵām),
which occurs 137 times in 133 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Ecc 9:1–Oba 1:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:1 - For I have taken H5414 all H3605 this H2088 to my heart H3820 and explain H952 [fn]it that righteous H6662 men, H6662 wise H2450 men, H2450 and their deeds H5652 are in the hand H3027 of God. H430 Man H120 does not know H3045 whether H1571 it will be love H160 or H1571 hatred; H8135 anything H3605 [fn]awaits H6440 him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - I again H7725 saw H7200 under H8478 the sun H8121 that the race H4793 is not to the swift H7031 and the battle H4421 is not to the warriors, H1368 and neither H1571 H3808 is bread H3899 to the wise H2450 nor H3808 H1571 wealth H6239 to the discerning H995 nor H3808 H1571 favor H2580 to men of ability; H3045 for time H6256 and chance H6294 overtake H7136 them all. H3605

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15 - But there was found H4672 in it a poor H4542 wise H2450 man H376 and he [fn]delivered H4422 the city H5892 by his wisdom. H2451 Yet no H3808 one H120 remembered H2142 that poor H4542 man. H376

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words H1697 of the wise H2450 heard H8085 in quietness H5183 are better than H4480 the shouting H2199 of a ruler H4910 among fools. H3684

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2 - A wise H2450 man’s H2450 heart H3820 directs him toward the right, H3225 but the foolish H3684 man’s H3684 heart H3820 directs him toward the left. H8040

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - Words H1697 from the mouth H6310 of a wise H2450 man H2450 are gracious, H2580 while the lips H8193 of a fool H3684 consume H1104 him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - In addition H3148 to being H1961 a wise H2450 man, H2450 the Preacher H6953 also H5750 taught H3925 the people H5971 knowledge; H1847 and he pondered, H239 searched H2713 out and arranged H8626 many H7235 proverbs. H4912

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:11 - The words H1697 of wise H2450 men H2450 are like goads, H1861 and masters H1167 of these collections H627 are like [fn]well-driven H5193 nails; H4548 they are given H5414 by one H259 Shepherd. H7462

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - The captain H8269 of fifty H2572 and the honorable H5375 H6440 man,
The counselor H3289 and the expert H2450 artisan, H2796
And the skillful H995 enchanter. H3908

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - Woe H1945 to those who H2450 are wise H2450 in their own eyes H5869
And clever H995 in their own sight! H5048 H6440

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - The princes H8269 of [fn]Zoan H6814 are mere H389 fools; H191
The advice H6098 of Pharaoh’s H6547 wisest H2450 advisers H3289 has become H1197 [fn]stupid. H1197
How H349 can you men say H559 to Pharaoh, H6547
“I am a son H1121 of the wise, H2450 a son H1121 of ancient H6924 kings”? H4428

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:12 - Well H645 then, H645 where H335 are your wise H2450 men? H2450
Please H4994 let them tell H5046 you,
And let them [fn]understand H3045 what H4100 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635
Has purposed H3289 against H5921 Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore H3651 behold, H2009 I will once again H3254 deal H6381 marvelously H6381 with this H2088 people, H5971 wondrously H6381 marvelous; H6381
And the wisdom H2451 of their wise H2450 men H2450 will perish, H6
And the discernment H998 of their discerning H995 men will be concealed.” H5641

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - Yet He also H1571 is wise H2450 and will bring H935 disaster H7451
And does not retract H5493 His words, H1697
But will arise H6965 against H5921 the house H1004 of evildoers H7489
And against H5921 the help H5833 of the workers H6466 of iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:20 - He who is too impoverished H5532 for such an offering H8641
Selects H977 a tree H6086 that does not rot; H7537
He seeks H1245 out for himself a skillful H2450 craftsman H2796
To [fn]prepare H3559 [fn]an idol H6459 that will not totter. H4131

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:25 - Causing the [fn]omens H226 of boasters H907 to fail, H6565
[fn]Making H1984 fools H1984 out of diviners, H7080
Causing wise H2450 men H2450 to draw H7725 back H268
And [fn]turning H7725 their knowledge H1847 into foolishness, H5528

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - “For My people H5971 are foolish, H191
They know H3045 Me not;
They are stupid H5530 children H1121
And have H995 no H3808 understanding. H995
They are shrewd H2450 to do H7489 evil, H7489
But to do H3190 good H3190 they do not know.” H3045

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “How H351 can you say, H559 ‘We are wise, H2450
And the law H8451 of the LORD H3068 is with us’?
But behold, H2009 the lying H8267 pen H5842 of the scribes H5608
Has made H6213 it into a lie. H8267

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:9 - “The wise H2450 men H2450 are put H954 to shame, H954
They are dismayed H2865 and caught; H3920
Behold, H2009 they have rejected H3988 the word H1697 of the LORD, H3068
And what H4100 kind of wisdom H2451 do they have?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:12 - Who H4310 is the wise H2450 man H376 that may understand H995 this? H2088 And who is he to whom H834 the mouth H6310 of the LORD H3068 has spoken, H1696 that he may declare H5046 it? Why H5921 H4100 is the land H776 ruined, H6 laid H5327 waste H5327 like a desert, H4057 so H4480 H1097 that no H1097 one H1097 passes H5674 through? H5674

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:17 - Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635
“Consider H995 and call H7121 for the mourning H6969 women, H6969 that they may come; H935
And send H7971 for the [fn]wailing H2450 women, H2450 that they may come! H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:23 - Thus H3541 says H559 the LORD, H3068 “Let not a wise H2450 man H2450 boast H1984 of his wisdom, H2451 and let not the mighty H1368 man H1368 boast H1984 of his might, H1369 let not a rich H6223 man H6223 boast H1984 of his riches; H6239

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:7 - Who H4310 would not fear H3372 You, O King H4428 of the nations? H1471
Indeed H3588 it is Your due! H2969
For among all H3605 the wise H2450 men H2450 of the nations H1471
And in all H3605 their kingdoms, H4438
There H369 is none H369 like H3644 You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Beaten H7554 silver H3701 is brought H935 from Tarshish, H8659
And gold H2091 from Uphaz, H210
The work H4639 of a craftsman H2796 and of the hands H3027 of a goldsmith; H6884
Violet H8504 and purple H713 are their clothing; H3830
They are all H3605 the work H4639 of skilled H2450 men. H2450

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:18 - Then they said, H559 “Come H1980 and let us devise H2803 plans H4284 against H5921 Jeremiah. H3414 Surely H3588 the law H8451 is not going to be lost H6 to the priest, H3548 nor H3808 counsel H6098 to the sage, H2450 nor H3808 the divine word H1697 to the prophet! H5030 Come H1980 on and let us strike H5221 at him with our tongue, H3956 and let us give H7181 no H408 heed H7181 to any H3605 of his words.” H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:35 - “A sword H2719 against H5921 the Chaldeans,” H3778 declares H5002 the LORD, H3068
“And against H413 the inhabitants H3427 of Babylon H894
And against H413 her officials H8269 and her wise H2450 men! H2450

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57 - “I will make H7937 her princes H8269 and her wise H2450 men H2450 drunk, H7937
Her governors, H6346 her prefects H5461 and her mighty H1368 men, H1368
That they may sleep H3462 a perpetual H5769 sleep H8142 and not wake H3364 up,”
Declares H5002 the King, H4428 whose name H8034 is the LORD H3068 of hosts. H6635

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:8 - “The inhabitants H3427 of Sidon H6721 and Arvad H719 were your rowers; H7751
Your wise H2450 men, H2450 O Tyre, H6865 were [fn]aboard; they were your pilots. H2259

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - “The elders H2205 of Gebal H1380 and her wise H2450 men H2450 were with you repairing H2388 your seams; H919
All H3605 the ships H591 of the sea H3220 and their sailors H4419 were with you in order to deal H6148 in your merchandise. H4627

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:3 - Behold, H2009 you are wiser H2450 than H4480 Daniel; H1840
There is no H3605 H3808 secret H5640 that is a match H6004 for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:13 - The pains H2256 of childbirth H3205 come H935 upon him;
He is not a wise H2450 son, H1121
For [fn]it is not the time H6256 that he should delay H5975 at the opening H4866 H1121 of the womb. H4866

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:9 - Whoever H4310 is wise, H2450 let him understand H995 these H428 things; H428
Whoever is discerning, H995 let him know H3045 them.
For the ways H1870 of the LORD H3068 are right, H3477
And the righteous H6662 will walk H1980 in them,
But transgressors H6586 will stumble H3782 in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:8 - “Will I not on that day,” H3117 declares H5002 the LORD, H3068
“Destroy H6 wise H2450 men H2450 from Edom H123
And understanding H8394 from the mountain H2022 of Esau? H6215

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