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Hebrew adjective · H2450

חָכָם

chakamkhaw-kawm'

wise

138 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: châkâm

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2450is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 18 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 67
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2450

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

The King James renders it: cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

chakam is rendered "wise". It stands 138 times in the Hebrew text, across eighteen books.

  • Forty-seven of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 41:8In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
  • The Greek text spells it sixty-seven different ways.

The first use

In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Genesis 41:8חֲכָמֶ֑יהָ

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • wise62
  • a wise12
  • skillful of7
  • wise of6
  • skillful5
  • the wise4
  • and wise3
  • the skillful3
  • to a wise3
  • wise its3
  • ¿ a wise2
  • and a wise2

and 22 more, 138 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

חָכָהchakahto waitUses14

The words it stands beside

All 138, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

67 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • חָכָ֣ם10
  • חֲכָמִ֣ים9
  • חָכָ֑ם7
  • חָ֭כָם6
  • חֲכַם־6
  • חָכָם֙5
  • חֲכָמִ֥ים5
  • חָכָ֖ם4
  • חָכָֽם׃4
  • חֲכָמִים֙4
  • חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים4
  • הֶֽחָכָם֙3

and 55 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · masculine singular50HAamsa
  • adjective · masculine plural32HAampa
  • adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HAamsc
  • adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4HAampc
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular4HC/Aamsa
  • preposition + adjective · masculine singular4HR/Aamsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular4HTd/Aamsa
  • preposition with the article + adjective · masculine plural3HRd/Aampa
  • preposition with the article + adjective · masculine singular3HRd/Aamsa
  • adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HAafpc
  • adjective · feminine singular2HAafsa
  • adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HAampc/Sp2ms

Genesis

three uses
  • In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

    Genesis 41:8

    • חֲכָמֶ֑יהָchakhameihaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: wise its
  • Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

    Genesis 41:33

    • וְחָכָ֑םvechakhamconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and wise
  • Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

    Genesis 41:39

    • וְחָכָ֖םvechakhamconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and a wise

Exodus

nine uses
  • But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.

    Exodus 7:11

    • לַֽחֲכָמִ֖יםlachakhamimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: to the wise men
  • You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

    Exodus 28:3

    • חַכְמֵי־chakhmei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

    Exodus 31:6

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

    Exodus 35:10

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

    Exodus 35:25

    • חַכְמַת־chakhmat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

    Exodus 36:1

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.

    Exodus 36:2

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of
  • so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work

    Exodus 36:4

    • הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔יםhachakhamimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the skillful
  • All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

    Exodus 36:8

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: skillful of

Deuteronomy

five uses
  • Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”

    Deuteronomy 1:13

    • חֲכָמִ֧יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

    Deuteronomy 1:15

    • חֲכָמִים֙chakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

    Deuteronomy 4:6

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

    Deuteronomy 16:19

    • חֲכָמִ֔יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?

    Deuteronomy 32:6

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise

Judges

one use
  • Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

    Judges 5:29

    • חַכְמ֥וֹתchakhmotadjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of

2 Samuel

four uses
  • Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

    2 Samuel 13:3

    • חָכָ֖םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: shrewd
  • So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

    2 Samuel 14:2

    • חֲכָמָ֑הchakhamahadjective · feminine singulartagged: wise
  • Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

    2 Samuel 14:20

    • חָכָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

    2 Samuel 20:16

    • חֲכָמָ֖הchakhamahadjective · feminine singulartagged: wise

1 Kings

three uses
  • Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

    1 Kings 2:9

    • חָכָ֖םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.

    1 Kings 3:12

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

    1 Kings 5:7

    • חָכָ֔םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise

1 Chronicles

one use
  • You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

    1 Chronicles 22:15

    • חָכָ֖םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: skillful

2 Chronicles

six uses
  • Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

    2 Chronicles 2:7

    • חָכָ֡םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: skillful
    • הַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםhachakhamimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: the skillful
  • And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

    2 Chronicles 2:12

    • חָכָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

    2 Chronicles 2:13

    • חָכָ֛םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.

    2 Chronicles 2:14

    • חֲכָמֶ֔יךָchakhameikhaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: skilled your
    • וְֽחַכְמֵ֔יvechakhmeiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and skillful of

Esther

two uses
  • Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

    Esther 1:13

    • לַחֲכָמִ֖יםlachakhamimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: to the wise men
  • Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

    Esther 6:13

    • חֲכָמָ֜יוchakhamavadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wise his

Job

eight uses
  • He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

    Job 5:13

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

    Job 9:4

    • חֲכַ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of
  • “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

    Job 15:2

    • הֶֽחָכָ֗םhechakhamquestion particle + adjective · masculine singulartagged: ¿ a wise
  • what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,

    Job 15:18

    • חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.

    Job 17:10

    • חָכָֽם׃chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.

    Job 34:2

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: O wise
  • Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

    Job 34:34

    • חָ֝כָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

    Job 37:24

    • חַכְמֵי־chakhmei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of

Psalms

two uses
  • For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

    Psalms 49:10

    • חֲכָ֘מִ֤יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

    Psalms 107:43

    • חָכָ֥םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise

Proverbs

forty-seven uses
  • let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

    Proverbs 1:5

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: a prudent
  • by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

    Proverbs 1:6

    • חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: learned ones
  • Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

    Proverbs 3:7

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

    Proverbs 3:35

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

    Proverbs 9:8

    • לְ֝חָכָ֗םlechakhampreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: to a wise
  • Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

    Proverbs 9:9

    • לְ֭חָכָםlechakhompreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: to a wise
  • The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

    Proverbs 10:1

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

    Proverbs 10:8

    • חֲכַם־chakham-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a wise of
  • The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

    Proverbs 10:14

    • חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

    Proverbs 11:29

    • לַחֲכַם־lachakham-preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of wise of
  • The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

    Proverbs 11:30

    • חָכָֽם׃chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

    Proverbs 12:15

    • חָכָֽם׃chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

    Proverbs 12:18

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

    Proverbs 13:1

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

    Proverbs 13:14

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

    Proverbs 13:20

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

    Proverbs 14:1

    • חַכְמ֣וֹתchakhmotadjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of
  • The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

    Proverbs 14:3

    • חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

    Proverbs 14:16

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

    Proverbs 14:24

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

    Proverbs 15:2

    • חֲ֭כָמִיםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

    Proverbs 15:7

    • חֲ֭כָמִיםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.

    Proverbs 15:12

    • חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

    Proverbs 15:20

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.

    Proverbs 15:31

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

    Proverbs 16:14

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

    Proverbs 16:21

    • לַחֲכַם־lachakham-preposition + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to wise of
  • The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

    Proverbs 16:23

    • חָ֭כָםchakhomadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

    Proverbs 17:28

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

    Proverbs 18:15

    • חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

    Proverbs 20:26

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

    Proverbs 21:11

    • לְ֝חָכָ֗םlechakhampreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: to a wise
  • Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

    Proverbs 21:20

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

    Proverbs 21:22

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—

    Proverbs 22:17

    • חֲכָמִ֑יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

    Proverbs 23:24

    • חָ֝כָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

    Proverbs 24:5

    • חָכָ֥םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

    Proverbs 24:23

    • לַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםlachakhamimpreposition + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: to wise
  • Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

    Proverbs 25:12

    • חָ֝כָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

    Proverbs 26:5

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    Proverbs 26:12

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

    Proverbs 26:16

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

    Proverbs 28:11

    • חָכָ֣םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

    Proverbs 29:8

    • וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםvachakhamimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: and wise
  • If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

    Proverbs 29:9

    • חָכָ֗םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

    Proverbs 29:11

    • וְ֝חָכָ֗םvechakhamconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and a wise
  • Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

    Proverbs 30:24

    • חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise

Ecclesiastes

twenty-one uses
  • The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

    Ecclesiastes 2:14

    • הֶֽחָכָם֙hechakhamthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the wise
  • For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

    Ecclesiastes 2:16

    • לֶחָכָ֛םlechakhampreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singulartagged: of the wise man
    • הֶחָכָ֖םhechakhamthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the wise
  • And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

    Ecclesiastes 2:19

    • הֶֽחָכָ֤םhechakhamquestion particle + adjective · masculine singulartagged: ¿ a wise
  • Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

    Ecclesiastes 4:13

    • וְחָכָ֑םvechakhamconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and wise
  • What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

    Ecclesiastes 6:8

    • לֶחָכָ֖םlechakhampreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singulartagged: to the wise person
  • The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    Ecclesiastes 7:4

    • חֲכָמִים֙chakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise people
  • It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

    Ecclesiastes 7:5

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

    Ecclesiastes 7:7

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

    Ecclesiastes 7:19

    • לֶחָכָ֑םlechakhampreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singulartagged: to the wise
  • Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

    Ecclesiastes 8:1

    • כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םkehechakhampreposition + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: like the wise
  • Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

    Ecclesiastes 8:5

    • חָכָֽם׃chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

    Ecclesiastes 8:17

    • הֶֽחָכָם֙hechakhamthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the wise
  • So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

    Ecclesiastes 9:1

    • וְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםvehachakhamimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: and the wise
  • I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

    Ecclesiastes 9:11

    • לַחֲכָמִ֥יםlachakhamimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluraltagged: to the wise
  • Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

    Ecclesiastes 9:15

    • חָכָ֔םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

    Ecclesiastes 9:17

    • חֲכָמִ֔יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

    Ecclesiastes 10:2

    • חָכָם֙chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    Ecclesiastes 10:12

    • חָכָ֖םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

    Ecclesiastes 12:9

    • חָכָ֑םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

    Ecclesiastes 12:11

    • חֲכָמִים֙chakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise

Isaiah

nine uses
  • the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

    Isaiah 3:3

    • וַחֲכַ֥םvachakhamconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and skillful of
  • Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

    Isaiah 5:21

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

    Isaiah 19:11

    • חַכְמֵי֙chakhmeiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of
    • חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

    Isaiah 19:12

    • חֲכָמֶ֔יךָchakhameikhaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wise your
  • Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

    Isaiah 29:14

    • חֲכָמָ֔יוchakhamavadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wise its
  • Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.

    Isaiah 31:2

    • חָכָם֙chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?

    Isaiah 40:20

    • חָכָם֙chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: skillful
  • who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

    Isaiah 44:25

    • חֲכָמִ֛יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise

Jeremiah

eleven uses
  • “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

    Jeremiah 4:22

    • חֲכָמִ֥יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: skillful
  • How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

    Jeremiah 8:8

    • חֲכָמִ֣יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

    Jeremiah 8:9

    • חֲכָמִ֔יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise
  • Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?

    Jeremiah 9:12

    • הֶֽחָכָם֙hechakhamthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the wise
  • This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

    Jeremiah 9:17

    • הַחֲכָמ֥וֹתhachakhamotthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: the skillful
  • This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

    Jeremiah 9:23

    • חָכָם֙chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: a wise
  • Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

    Jeremiah 10:7

    • חַכְמֵ֧יchakhmeiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wise of
  • Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.

    Jeremiah 10:9

    • חֲכָמִ֖יםchakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: skillful
  • Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

    Jeremiah 18:18

    • מֵֽחָכָ֔םmechakhampreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: from wise
  • A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.

    Jeremiah 50:35

    • חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃chakhameihaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: wise its
  • I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

    Jeremiah 51:57

    • וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָvachakhameihaconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and wise its

Ezekiel

three uses
  • The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.

    Ezekiel 27:8

    • חֲכָמַ֤יִךְchakhamayikhadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: skillful your
  • The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

    Ezekiel 27:9

    • וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙vachakhameihaconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: and wise its
  • Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

    Ezekiel 28:3

    • חָכָ֛םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise

Hosea

two uses
  • Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.

    Hosea 13:13

    • חָכָ֔םchakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise
  • Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

    Hosea 14:9

    • חָכָם֙chakhamadjective · masculine singulartagged: wise

Obadiah

one use
  • In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

    Obadiah 1:8

    • חֲכָמִים֙chakhamimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: wise

The letters

Gematria 68· 628 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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