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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); —
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.
5. wisdom, ethical and religious:
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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