Hebrew noun (Aramaic, feminine) · H2452
חׇכְמָה
chokmahkhok-maw'
wisdom
8 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 H2452is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2452
wisdom
The King James renders it: wisdom.
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 8 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 7:25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
Ezra 7:25כְּחָכְמַ֨ת
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
- the wisdom3
- and wisdom2
- according to wisdom of1
- by wisdom1
- like wisdom of1
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.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 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
- וְחָכְמָ֥ה2
- חָכְמְתָ֛א2
- בְחָכְמָה֙1
- חָכְמְתָא֙1
- כְּחָכְמַ֨ת1
- כְּחָכְמַת־1
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3ANcfsd/Ta
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2AC/Ncfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2AR/Ncfsc
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1AR/Ncfsa
Ezra
one use
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
- כְּחָכְמַ֨תkechakhematpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: according to wisdom of
Daniel
seven uses
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- חָכְמְתָ֛אchakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the wisdom
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- חָכְמְתָא֙chakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the wisdom
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.”
- חָכְמְתָ֛אchakhemeta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the wisdom
And 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.
- בְחָכְמָה֙vechakhemahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: by wisdom
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,
- וְחָכְמָ֥הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
- כְּחָכְמַת־kechakhemat-preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like wisdom of
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
- וְחָכְמָ֥הvechakhemahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and wisdom
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 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.