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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they would consider their latter end!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - For he was wiser than all men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - Great men[fn] are not always wise,
Nor do the aged always understand justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - Which will not heed the voice of charmers,
Charming ever so skillfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - To bind his princes at his pleasure,
And teach his elders wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise in your latter days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Hear, my son, and be wise;
And guide your heart in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him who reproaches me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24 - There are four things which are little on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - So I said in my heart,
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Do not be overly righteous,
Nor be overly wise:
Why should you destroy yourself?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - All this I have proved by wisdom.
I said, “I will be wise”;
But it was far from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - Also against Hamath, which borders on it,
And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
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