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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H2451

חׇכְמָה

chokmahkhok-maw'

wisdom

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

Concordance spelling: chokmâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2451is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 14 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 72
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2451

wisdom (in a good sense)

The King James renders it: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

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

chokmah is rendered "wisdom". It stands 153 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.

  • Forty-two of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 28:3You 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.
  • The Greek text spells it seventy-two different ways.

The first use

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 28:3חָכְמָ֑ה

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

Where the word stands

Forty-two of the word's 153 uses are in Proverbs.

The other 25 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • wisdom71
  • wisdom of11
  • wisdom your9
  • the wisdom5
  • and wisdom4
  • wisdoms4
  • with wisdom4
  • by wisdom3
  • by wisdom his3
  • skill3
  • wisdom his3
  • with skill3

and 26 more, 153 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.

חׇכְמָהchokmahwisdomUses8
חׇכְמוֹתchokmothwisdomUsesnot recorded

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

The words it stands beside

All 153, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

72 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

  • חָכְמָ֑ה19
  • חָכְמָ֖ה10
  • חָ֭כְמָה8
  • חָכְמָֽה׃8
  • חָכְמַ֣ת8
  • חָכְמָ֣ה7
  • חָכְמָ֥ה5
  • חָכְמָ֔ה5
  • חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃4
  • בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ3
  • הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה3
  • חָכְמָ֗ה3

and 60 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · feminine singular74HNcfsa
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular14HR/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)12HNcfsc
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular8HNcfsc/Sp2ms
  • preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular7HRd/Ncfsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular5HTd/Ncfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular4HC/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine plural4HNcfpa
  • preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcfsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncfsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2HC/Td/Ncfsa

Exodus

eight uses
  • 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

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

    Exodus 31:3

    • בְּחָכְמָ֛הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with skill
  • 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

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: skill
  • And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

    Exodus 35:26

    • בְּחָכְמָ֑הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with skill
  • And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

    Exodus 35:31

    • בְּחָכְמָ֛הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with skill
  • He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

    Exodus 35:35

    • חָכְמַת־chakhemat-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom 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

    • חָכְמָ֤הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: skill
  • 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

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: skill

Deuteronomy

two uses
  • 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

    • חָכְמַתְכֶם֙chakhematkhemnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: wisdom your
  • Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    Deuteronomy 34:9

    • חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom

2 Samuel

two uses
  • 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

    • כְּחָכְמַת֙kechakhematpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like wisdom of
  • Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

    2 Samuel 20:22

    • בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbechakhematahpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: with wisdom her

1 Kings

seventeen uses
  • So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

    1 Kings 2:6

    • כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָkechakhematekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: according to wisdom your
  • When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

    1 Kings 3:28

    • חָכְמַ֧תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

    1 Kings 4:29

    • חָכְמָ֧הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

    1 Kings 4:30

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
    • מֵֽחָכְמַ֖תmechakhematpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: more than wisdom of
    • חָכְמַ֥תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

    1 Kings 4:34

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
    • חָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סchakhematonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom his
  • And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

    1 Kings 5:12

    • חָכְמָה֙chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

    1 Kings 7:14

    • הַחָכְמָ֤הhachakhemahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the wisdom
  • When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

    1 Kings 10:4

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

    1 Kings 10:6

    • חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.

    1 Kings 10:7

    • חָכְמָה֙chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

    1 Kings 10:8

    • חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

    1 Kings 10:23

    • וּלְחָכְמָֽה׃ulechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: and to wisdom
  • The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

    1 Kings 10:24

    • חָכְמָת֔וֹchakhematonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom his
  • As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?

    1 Kings 11:41

    • וְחָכְמָת֑וֹvechakhematoconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and wisdom his

1 Chronicles

one use
  • The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”

    1 Chronicles 28:21

    • בַּֽחָכְמָה֙bachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: with the skill

2 Chronicles

nine uses
  • Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

    2 Chronicles 1:10

    • חָכְמָ֤הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or glory for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—

    2 Chronicles 1:11

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”

    2 Chronicles 1:12

    • הַֽחָכְמָ֥הhachakhemahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the wisdom
  • When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built,

    2 Chronicles 9:3

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.

    2 Chronicles 9:5

    • חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.

    2 Chronicles 9:6

    • חָכְמָתֶ֑ךָchakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

    2 Chronicles 9:7

    • חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

    2 Chronicles 9:22

    • וְחָכְמָֽה׃vechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
  • All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.

    2 Chronicles 9:23

    • חָכְמָת֔וֹchakhematonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom his

Job

eighteen uses
  • Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’

    Job 4:21

    • בְחָכְמָֽה׃vechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with wisdom
  • and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.

    Job 11:6

    • חָכְמָה֮chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!

    Job 12:2

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.

    Job 12:12

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.

    Job 12:13

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!

    Job 13:5

    • לְחָכְמָֽה׃lechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: into wisdom
  • Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?

    Job 15:8

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!

    Job 26:3

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

    Job 28:12

    • וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהvehachakhemahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the wisdom
  • Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

    Job 28:18

    • חָ֝כְמָ֗הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

    Job 28:20

    • וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהvehachakhemahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and the wisdom
  • And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

    Job 28:28

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

    Job 32:7

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’

    Job 32:13

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

    Job 33:33

    • חָכְמָֽה׃ סchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

    Job 38:36

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens

    Job 38:37

    • בְּחָכְמָ֑הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: by wisdom
  • For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.

    Job 39:17

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom

Psalms

seven uses
  • The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

    Psalms 37:30

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

    Psalms 49:3

    • חָכְמ֑וֹתchakhemotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wisdoms
  • Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

    Psalms 51:6

    • חָכְמָ֥הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

    Psalms 90:12

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

    Psalms 104:24

    • בְּחָכְמָ֣הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with wisdom
  • They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

    Psalms 107:27

    • חָ֝כְמָתָ֗םchakhematamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: skill their
  • The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

    Psalms 111:10

    • חָכְמָ֨ה׀chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom

Proverbs

forty-two uses
  • for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,

    Proverbs 1:2

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

    Proverbs 1:7

    • חָכְמָ֥הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;

    Proverbs 1:20

    • חָ֭כְמוֹתchakhemotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wisdoms
  • if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

    Proverbs 2:2

    • לַֽחָכְמָ֣הlachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the wisdom
  • For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    Proverbs 2:6

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

    Proverbs 2:10

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

    Proverbs 3:13

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

    Proverbs 3:19

    • בְּחָכְמָ֥הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: by wisdom
  • Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

    Proverbs 4:5

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

    Proverbs 4:7

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.

    Proverbs 4:11

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

    Proverbs 5:1

    • לְחָכְמָתִ֣יlechakhematipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: to wisdom my
  • Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,

    Proverbs 7:4

    • לַֽ֭חָכְמָהlachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: to the wisdom
  • Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?

    Proverbs 8:1

    • חָכְמָ֥הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

    Proverbs 8:11

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

    Proverbs 8:12

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.

    Proverbs 9:1

    • חָ֭כְמוֹתchakhemotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wisdoms
  • The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

    Proverbs 9:10

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

    Proverbs 10:13

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

    Proverbs 10:23

    • וְ֝חָכְמָ֗הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
  • The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

    Proverbs 10:31

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

    Proverbs 11:2

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

    Proverbs 13:10

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

    Proverbs 14:6

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

    Proverbs 14:8

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

    Proverbs 14:33

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

    Proverbs 15:33

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

    Proverbs 16:16

    • חָכְמָ֗הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

    Proverbs 17:16

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

    Proverbs 17:24

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

    Proverbs 18:4

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

    Proverbs 21:30

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

    Proverbs 23:23

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

    Proverbs 24:3

    • בְּ֭חָכְמָהbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: by wisdom
  • Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

    Proverbs 24:7

    • חָכְמ֑וֹתchakhemotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: wisdoms
  • Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

    Proverbs 24:14

    • חָכְמָ֗הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

    Proverbs 28:26

    • בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: in wisdom
  • A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

    Proverbs 29:3

    • חָ֭כְמָהchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

    Proverbs 29:15

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

    Proverbs 30:3

    • חָכְמָ֑הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

    Proverbs 31:26

    • בְחָכְמָ֑הvechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with wisdom

Ecclesiastes

twenty-eight uses
  • And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

    Ecclesiastes 1:13

    • בַּֽחָכְמָ֔הbachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: by the wisdom
  • I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

    Ecclesiastes 1:16

    • חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
    • חָכְמָ֥הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

    Ecclesiastes 1:17

    • חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

    Ecclesiastes 1:18

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

    Ecclesiastes 2:3

    • בַּֽחָכְמָה֙bachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: with the wisdom
  • So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

    Ecclesiastes 2:9

    • חָכְמָתִ֖יchakhematinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: wisdom my
  • Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?

    Ecclesiastes 2:12

    • חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:

    Ecclesiastes 2:13

    • לַֽחָכְמָ֖הlachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: of the wisdom
  • When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.

    Ecclesiastes 2:21

    • בְּחָכְמָ֥הbechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with wisdom
  • To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

    Ecclesiastes 2:26

    • חָכְמָ֥הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

    Ecclesiastes 7:10

    • מֵחָכְמָ֖הmechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: from wisdom
  • Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

    Ecclesiastes 7:11

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

    Ecclesiastes 7:12

    • הַֽחָכְמָ֖הhachakhemahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the wisdom
    • הַֽחָכְמָ֖הhachakhemahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the wisdom
  • Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

    Ecclesiastes 7:19

    • הַֽחָכְמָ֖הhachakhemahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the wisdom
  • All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

    Ecclesiastes 7:23

    • בַֽחָכְמָ֑הvachakhemahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: by the wisdom
  • I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

    Ecclesiastes 7:25

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • 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

    • חָכְמַ֤תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

    Ecclesiastes 8:16

    • חָכְמָ֔הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

    Ecclesiastes 9:10

    • וְחָכְמָ֔הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
  • I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

    Ecclesiastes 9:13

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • 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

    • בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbechakhematopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by wisdom his
  • And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

    Ecclesiastes 9:16

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
    • וְחָכְמַ֤תvechakhematconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and wisdom of
  • Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

    Ecclesiastes 9:18

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

    Ecclesiastes 10:1

    • מֵחָכְמָ֥הmechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: more than wisdom
  • If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.

    Ecclesiastes 10:10

    • חָכְמָֽה׃chokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom

Isaiah

five uses
  • For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

    Isaiah 10:13

    • וּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יuvechakhematiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and by skill my
  • The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

    Isaiah 11:2

    • חָכְמָ֣הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • 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

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of
  • He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

    Isaiah 33:6

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom
  • You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’

    Isaiah 47:10

    • חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְchakhematekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: wisdom your

Jeremiah

six uses
  • 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

    • וְחָכְמַֽת־vechakhemat-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and wisdom of
  • 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

    • בְּחָכְמָת֔וֹbechakhematopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in wisdom his
  • The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

    Jeremiah 10:12

    • בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbechakhematopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by wisdom his
  • Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?

    Jeremiah 49:7

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
    • חָכְמָתָֽם׃chakhematamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: wisdom their
  • The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

    Jeremiah 51:15

    • בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbechakhematopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: by wisdom his

Ezekiel

five uses
  • By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

    Ezekiel 28:4

    • בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙bechakhematekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: by wisdom your
  • By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

    Ezekiel 28:5

    • חָכְמָתְךָ֛chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: skill your
  • behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.

    Ezekiel 28:7

    • חָכְמָתֶ֔ךָchakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your
  • “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

    Ezekiel 28:12

    • חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: of wisdom
  • Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

    Ezekiel 28:17

    • חָכְמָתְךָ֖chakhematekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: wisdom your

Daniel

three uses
  • young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

    Daniel 1:4

    • חָכְמָ֗הchokhmahnoun · feminine singulartagged: wisdom
  • To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

    Daniel 1:17

    • וְחָכְמָ֑הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
  • In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

    Daniel 1:20

    • חָכְמַ֣תchakhematnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: wisdom of

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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.

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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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