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Lexicon :: Strong's H2449 - ḥāḵam

Aa
חָכַם
Transliteration
ḥāḵam
Pronunciation
khaw-kam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.
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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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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 BoxExo 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:29 - If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:31 - For he was wiser than all men, even than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and he had a great name among all the nations round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:9 - It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:11 - Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:22 - To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:6 - Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:33 - Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:12 - If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:20 - Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:11 - When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:15 - My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:19 - Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:11 - My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:24

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:16 - Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:23 - All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:2 - As well as Hamath, which is by its limit, and Tyre and Zidon, because they are very wise.
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