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Lexicon :: Strong's H2451 - ḥāḵmâ

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חָכְמָה
Transliteration
ḥāḵmâ
Pronunciation
khok-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 647a

Strong’s Definitions

חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 149x

The KJV translates Strong's H2451 in the following manner: wisdom (145x), wisely (2x), skilful man (1x), wits (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 149x
The KJV translates Strong's H2451 in the following manner: wisdom (145x), wisely (2x), skilful man (1x), wits (1x).

  1. wisdom

    1. skill (in war)

    2. wisdom (in administration)

    3. shrewdness, wisdom

    4. wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)

    5. wisdom (ethical and religious)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
STRONGS H2451: Abbreviations
† חָכְמה noun feminine wisdom, ח׳ Exodus 28:3 106 times; construct חָכְמַת Exodus 35:35 + 15 times; suffix חָכְמָתִי Ecclesiastes 2:9, etc. + 25 times suffix; plural abstract emphatic חָכְמוֺת [H2454 Psalm 49:3; Proverbs 1:20; Proverbs 9:1; Proverbs 24:7]; חַכְמוֺת [H2454 Proverbs 14:1] (in correctly pointed as adjective construct feminine; read חָכְמוֺת De); —
1. skill in war Isaiah 10:13; in technical work Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:3, 6; Exodus 35:26, 31, 35; Exodus 36:1, 2(P), compare 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Chronicles 28:21; of sailors Psalm 107:27.
2. wisdom, in administration Deuteronomy 34:9; Isaiah 29:14; Jeremiah 49:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:20; of prince of Tyre Ezekiel 28:4, 5, 7, 12; 17; Solomon's wisdom included this with other forms of cleverness and shrewdness 1 Kings 2:6; 1 Kings 3:28; 1 Kings 5:9 [1 Kings 4:29]; 1 Kings 5:10 [1 Kings 4:30]; 1 Kings 5:14 [1 Kings 4:34] (twice in verse); 1 Kings 5:26 [1 Kings 5:12]; 1 Kings 10:4, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24 2 Chronicles 9:3; 9:5; 9:6; 9:7; 9:22; 9:23, 1 Kings 11:41; 2 Chronicles 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; the Messiah is to have רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה Isaiah 11:2.
3. shrewdness, wisdom, 2 Samuel 20:22; 1 Kings 5:10 [1 Kings 4:30] (twice in verse); Jeremiah 9:22 [Jeremiah 9:23]; withheld by God from the ostrich Job 39:17; of magicians and prophets Isaiah 47:10; Daniel 1:4, 17, 20.
4. wisdom, prudence in religious affairs Deuteronomy 4:6; Psalm 37:30; Psalm 51:6; Psalm 90:12; Proverbs 10:31; Isaiah 33:6; Jeremiah 8:9
5. wisdom, ethical and religious:
a. of God, as a divine attribute or energy; his wisdom is in the skies Job 38:36; by it he numbers the clouds Job 38:37; founded the earth Proverbs 3:19; and made all things Jeremiah 10:12 = Jeremiah 51:15, Psalm 104:24; it is with him Job 12:13; not to be found by the most persevering human search Job 28:12, 20; he alone knows it [H3045 Job 28:23]; gives it Proverbs 2:6; and shows its secrets Job 11:6.
b. the divine wisdom is personified: she was begotten before all things to be the architect and counsellor of God in the creation (Proverbs 8:22-31); she builds a palace and spreads a feast for those who will receive her instruction [H2454 Proverbs 9:1] (compare Proverbs 9:2-5); she teaches in public [H2454 Proverbs 1:20]; Proverbs 8:1, [H2454 Proverbs 8:5], Proverbs 8:11, 12 (see context); gives her pupils the divine spirit Proverbs 1:23; by her discipline simple become wise, rulers rule wisely, and those seeking her are richly rewarded [H8454 Proverbs 8:14] (compare Proverbs 8:1-21).
c. of man: to get wisdom is principal thing Proverbs 4:7 (twice in verse); its fundamental principle is to fear God Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 15:33; Job 28:18 (|| סוּר מֵרַע בִּינָה); and know י׳, the All Holy Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 30:3; it is of inestimable worth Job 28:18; Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 23:23; [H2454 Proverbs 24:7]; beyond the reach of scorners Proverbs 14:6; God giveth it to the good Ecclesiastes 2:26; men are to incline the ear Proverbs 2:2; attend unto wisdom Proverbs 5:1; seek Ecclesiastes 7:25; know Proverbs 24:14; Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 8:16; behold Ecclesiastes 2:12; Ecclesiastes 9:13; get her Proverbs 4:5, 7; treat her as sister Proverbs 7:4; happy the man who finds her Proverbs 3:13; he who has wisdom is אִישׁ תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 10:23; נָבוֺן Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 14:33; מֵבִין Proverbs 17:24; compare also Psalm 49:4; Job 4:21; Job 12:2, 12; Job 13:5; Job 15:8; Job 26:3; Job 32:7, 13; Job 33:33; Proverbs 1:2, 7; Proverbs 2:10; Proverbs 4:11; Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 13:10; [H2454 Proverbs 14:1], 8; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 21:30; Proverbs 24:3; Proverbs 28:26; Proverbs 29:3, 15; Proverbs 31:26; Ecclesiastes 1:13, 16 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:3, 9, 13, 21; Ecclesiastes 7:10, 11, 12, 19, 23; Ecclesiastes 8:1; Ecclesiastes 9:10, 15, 16 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 9:18; Ecclesiastes 10:1, 10 — on solomon's wisdom see above
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

28:3; 28:3; 31:3; 31:6; 35:26; 35:31; 35:35; 35:35; 36:1; 36:2

Deuteronomy

4:6; 34:9

2 Samuel

14:20; 20:22

1 Kings

2:6; 3:28; 4:29; 4:30; 4:30; 4:34; 5:12; 7:14; 10:4; 10:6; 10:7; 10:8; 10:23; 10:24; 11:41

1 Chronicles

28:21

2 Chronicles

1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 9:3; 9:5; 9:6; 9:7; 9:22; 9:23

Job

4:21; 11:6; 12:2; 12:12; 12:13; 13:5; 15:8; 26:3; 28:12; 28:18; 28:18; 28:20; 32:7; 32:13; 33:33; 38:36; 38:37; 39:17

Psalms

37:30; 49:4; 51:6; 90:12; 104:24; 107:27; 111:10

Proverbs

1:2; 1:7; 1:23; 2:2; 2:6; 2:10; 3:13; 3:19; 4:5; 4:7; 4:7; 4:11; 5:1; 7:4; 8:1; 8:1; 8:2; 8:3; 8:4; 8:5; 8:6; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 8:11; 8:11; 8:12; 8:12; 8:13; 8:14; 8:15; 8:16; 8:17; 8:18; 8:19; 8:20; 8:21; 8:22; 8:23; 8:24; 8:25; 8:26; 8:27; 8:28; 8:29; 8:30; 8:31; 9:2; 9:3; 9:4; 9:5; 9:10; 10:13; 10:23; 10:31; 11:2; 13:10; 14:6; 14:8; 14:33; 15:33; 16:16; 17:16; 17:24; 18:4; 21:30; 23:23; 24:3; 24:14; 28:26; 29:3; 29:15; 30:3; 31:26

Ecclesiastes

1:13; 1:16; 1:17; 1:18; 2:3; 2:9; 2:9; 2:12; 2:13; 2:21; 2:26; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 7:19; 7:23; 7:25; 8:1; 8:16; 9:10; 9:13; 9:15; 9:16; 9:18; 10:1; 10:10

Isaiah

10:13; 11:2; 29:14; 33:6; 47:10

Jeremiah

8:9; 9:23; 10:12; 49:7; 51:15

Ezekiel

28:4; 28:5; 28:7; 28:12; 28:17

Daniel

1:4; 1:17; 1:20

H2451

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2451 matches the Hebrew חָכְמָה (ḥāḵmâ),
which occurs 28 times in 25 verses in 'Ecc' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:13 - And I set my [fn]mind to seek and explore by wisdom H2451 about everything that has been done under heaven. It is a [fn]sorry task with which God has given the sons of mankind to be troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:16 -

I [fn]said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom H2451 more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my [fn]mind has observed [fn]a wealth of wisdom H2451 and knowledge.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:17 - And I applied my [fn]mind to know wisdom H2451 and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - Because in much wisdom H2451 there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - I explored with my [fn]mind how to refresh my body with wine while my [fn]mind was guiding me wisely H2451; and how to seize foolishness, until I could see what good there is for the sons of mankind [fn]to do under heaven for the few [fn]years of their lives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:9 -

Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom H2451 also stood by me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 -

So I turned to consider wisdom H2451, insanity, and foolishness; for what will the man do who will come after the king, except what has already been done?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - Then I saw that wisdom H2451 surpasses foolishness as light surpasses darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - When there is a person who has labored with wisdom H2451, knowledge, and skill, and then gives his [fn]legacy to one who has not labored for it; this too is futility and a great evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom H2451 and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:10 -

Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?”

For it is not from wisdom H2451 that you ask about this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:11 -

Wisdom H2451 along with an inheritance is good,

And an advantage to those who see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:12 -

For wisdom H2451 is [fn]protection just as money is [fn]protection,

But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom H2451 keeps its possessors alive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:19 -

Wisdom H2451 strengthens a wise person more than ten rulers who are in a city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 -

I tested all this with wisdom H2451, and I said, “I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I [fn]directed my [fn]mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom H2451 and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:1 -

Who is like the wise person and who knows the meaning of a matter? A person’s wisdom H2451 illuminates his face and makes his stern face [fn]brighten up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:16 -

When I devoted my [fn]mind to know wisdom H2451 and to see the business which has been done on the earth (even though one should [fn]never sleep day or night),

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:10 -

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom H2451 in Sheol where you are going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:13 -

This too I saw as wisdom H2451 under the sun, and [fn]it impressed me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:15 - But there was found in it a poor wise man, and he [fn]saved the city by his wisdom H2451. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:16 - So I said, “Wisdom H2451 is better than strength.” But the wisdom H2451 of the poor man is despised, and his words are [fn]ignored.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:18 - Wisdom H2451 is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 -

Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more [fn]potent than wisdom H2451 and honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:10 - If the [fn]axe is dull and he does not sharpen its [fn]edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom H2451 has the advantage of bringing success.
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