Word Study · Strong's H2452 · Hebrew
חׇכְמָה
chokmah
khok-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chokmâh
“wisdom”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
wisdom
Rendered in the KJV as
wisdom.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- וְחָכְמָ֥ה2
- חָכְמְתָ֛א2
- בְחָכְמָה֙1
- חָכְמְתָא֙1
- כְּחָכְמַ֨ת1
- כְּחָכְמַת־1
How it is rendered · 5
- the wisdom3
- and wisdom2
- according to [the] wisdom of1
- by wisdom1
- like [the] wisdom of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcfsd/Ta · 3
- AC/Ncfsa · 2
- AR/Ncfsc · 2
- AR/Ncfsa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Daniel7 occurrences
- Daniel 2:20חָכְמְתָ֛אchakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.here: the wisdom
- Daniel 2:21חָכְמְתָא֙chakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.here: the wisdom
- Daniel 2:23חָכְמְתָ֛אchakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”here: the wisdom
- Daniel 2:30בְחָכְמָה֙vechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAnd to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.here: by wisdom
- Daniel 5:11וְחָכְמָ֥הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThere is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,here: and wisdom
- Daniel 5:11כְּחָכְמַת־kechakhemat-preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,here: like [the] wisdom of
- Daniel 5:14וְחָכְמָ֥הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularI have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.here: and wisdom
Same headword in Strong's