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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

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - If they were wise, they would understand this;
they would discern their latter end!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, 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 - It is not the old[fn] who are wise,
nor 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 the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect,[fn]
reviving 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 - so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - to bind[fn] his princes at his pleasure
and to teach his elders wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, O 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 neglect it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give instruction[fn] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous 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;
if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Listen to advice and accept instruction,
that you may gain wisdom in the future.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;
when a wise man is instructed, he gains 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 too will be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - Be wise, my son, 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 - Four things on earth are small,
but they are exceedingly wise:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that 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 be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too 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 tested 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 - and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
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