חָכַם (châkam) — Exceeding
Hebrew word study: חָכַם (châkam), Strong's H2449. to be wise (in mind, word or act)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to be wise (in mind, word or act)
KJV translation words: [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Strong's H2449 is tagged on 27 words in 26 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 1:10 and last appears in Zechariah 9:2.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 26)
- Exodus 1:10 — נִתְחַכְּמָה — let us deal wisely
- Deuteronomy 32:29 — חָכְמוּ — they were wise
- 1 Kings 4:31 — וַיֶּחְכַּם — and he was wise
- Job 32:9 — יֶחְכָּמוּ — they are wise
- Job 35:11 — יְחַכְּמֵנוּ — he makes wise us
- Psalms 19:7 — מַחְכִּימַת — making wise
- Psalms 58:5 — מְחֻכָּם — skillful
- Psalms 105:22 — יְחַכֵּם — he taught wisdom
- Psalms 119:98 — תְּחַכְּמֵנִי — it makes wise me
- Proverbs 6:6 — וַחֲכָם — and become wise
- Proverbs 8:33 — וַחֲכָמוּ — and act wisely
- Proverbs 9:9 — וְיֶחְכַּם — so he may be wise
- Proverbs 9:12 — חָכַמְתָּ — you are wise
- Proverbs 13:20 — יֶחְכָּם — he will become wise
- Proverbs 19:20 — תֶּחְכַּם — you may become wise
- Proverbs 20:1 — יֶחְכָּם — he is wise
- Proverbs 21:11 — יֶחְכַּם — he becomes wise
- Proverbs 23:15 — חָכַם — it is wise
- Proverbs 23:19 — וַחֲכָם — and be wise
- Proverbs 27:11 — חֲכַם — be wise
- Proverbs 30:24 — מְחֻכָּמִים — made wise
- Ecclesiastes 2:15 — חָכַמְתִּי — have I become wise
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 — וְשֶׁחָכַמְתִּי — and that I worked skillfully
- Ecclesiastes 7:16 — תִּתְחַכַּם — you make yourself wise
- Ecclesiastes 7:23 — אֶחְכָּמָה — let me be wise
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2445 חַכִּים (chakkîym), H2450 חָכָם (châkâm), H2451 חׇכְמָה (chokmâh), H2453 חַכְמוֹנִי (Chakmôwnîy).
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Frequently asked questions
What does châkam (H2449) mean?
To be wise (in mind, word or act).
How is H2449 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2449 as: [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser..
How often does חָכַם (châkam) appear?
Strong's H2449 is tagged on 27 words in 26 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 1:10 and last appears in Zechariah 9:2.
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