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Lexicon :: Strong's H2450 - ḥāḵām

Aa
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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 41:8–Pro 10:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:8 - Now in the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent messengers and called for all the soothsayer priests of Egypt, and all its wise H2450 men H2450. And Pharaoh told them his [fn]dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “So now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise H2450, and appoint him over the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one as discerning and wise H2450 as you are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:11 - Then Pharaoh also called for the wise H2450 men H2450 and the sorcerers, and they too, the soothsayer priests of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - “You shall speak to all the [fn]skillful H2450 people H2450 whom I have endowed with [fn]the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may serve as priest to Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 - “And behold, I Myself have [fn]appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are [fn]skillful H2450 I have put [fn]skill, so that they may make everything that I have commanded you:

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‘Have every skillful H2450 person H2450 among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And all the [fn]skilled H2450 women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.

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“Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every [fn]skillful H2450 person in whom the LORD has put [fn]skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work [fn]in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the LORD has commanded.”

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Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every [fn]skillful H2450 person in [fn]whom the LORD had put [fn]skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:4 - And all the [fn]skillful H2450 people H2450 who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from [fn]the work which they were performing,

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All the [fn]skillful H2450 people H2450 among those who were performing the work made the [fn]tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, [fn]Bezalel made them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - ‘Obtain for yourselves men who are wise H2450, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - “So I took the heads of your tribes, wise H2450 and informed men, and [fn]appointed them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, [fn]hundreds, [fn]fifties, and [fn]tens, and officers for your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - “So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise H2450 and understanding people.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - “You shall not distort justice, you shall not [fn]show partiality; and you shall not accept a bribe, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise H2450 and distorts the words of the righteous.

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“Is this what you do to the LORD,

You foolish and unwise H2450 people?

Is He not your Father who has purchased you?

He has made you and established you.

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“Her wise H2450 princesses would answer her,

Indeed she repeats her words to herself,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of [fn]Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very clever H2450 man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa and [fn]brought a wise H2450 woman from there, and said to her, “Please follow mourning rites, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - “In order to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise H2450, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - Then a wise H2450 woman called out from the city, “Listen, listen! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 - “But now do not leave him unpunished, for you are a wise H2450 man; and you will know what to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to [fn]Sheol with blood.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:12 - behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise H2450 and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.

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When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he greatly rejoiced; and he said, “Blessed be the LORD today, who has given to David a wise H2450 son over this great people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - “Moreover there are many workmen with you, stonecutters, masons of stone, and carpenters; and all of them are skillful H2450 in every kind of work.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “Now send me a skilled H2450 man to work in gold, silver, brass, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, one who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled H2450 workers H2450 [fn]whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Then Huram [fn]continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise H2450 son, [fn]endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the LORD and a [fn]royal palace for himself.

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“Now then, I am sending Huram-abi, a skilled H2450 man, [fn]endowed with understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a [fn]Danite woman and [fn]a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to [fn]execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled H2450 workers H2450 and with [fn]those H2450 of my lord, your father David.

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Then the king said to the wise H2450 men H2450 who understood the times—for it was the custom of the king to speak this way before all who knew Persian law and justice

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - And Haman informed Zeresh his wife and all his friends of everything that had happened to him. Then his wise H2450 men H2450 and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is [fn]of Jewish origin, you will not prevail over him, but will certainly fall before him.”

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“He captures the wise H2450 by their own cleverness,

And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

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“Wise H2450 in heart and mighty in strength,

Who has [fn]defied Him [fn]without harm?

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“Should a wise H2450 man H2450 answer with windy knowledge,

And fill [fn]himself with the east wind?

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What wise H2450 people H2450 have told,

And have not concealed from their fathers,

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“But come again all of [fn]you now,

For I do not find a wise H2450 man H2450 among you.

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“Hear my words, you wise H2450 men H2450,

And listen to me, you who understand.

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“Men of understanding will say to me,

And a wise H2450 man who hears me,

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“Therefore people fear Him;

He does not regard any who are wise H2450 of heart.”

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For he sees that even wise H2450 people H2450 die;

The foolish and the stupid alike perish

And leave their wealth to others.

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Who is wise H2450? He is to pay attention to these things,

And consider the mercy of the LORD.

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A wise H2450 person H2450 will hear and increase in learning,

And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

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To understand a proverb and a saying,

The words of the wise H2450 and their riddles.

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Do not be wise H2450 in your own eyes;

Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

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The wise H2450 will inherit honor,

But fools [fn]increase dishonor.

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Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;

Rebuke a wise H2450 person H2450 and he will love you.

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Give instruction to a wise H2450 person H2450 and he will become still wiser;

Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.

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The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise H2450 son makes a father glad,

But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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The wise H2450 of heart will receive commands,

But [fn]a babbling fool will come to ruin.


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