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חָכַם H2449

H2449 is the Hebrew word חָכַם, transliterated châkam and said khaw-kam'. The King James Version most often renders it wise.

Word: חָכַםTransliteration: châkamSaid: khaw-kam'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 21 verses

What it means

to be wise (in mind, word or act).

Where it comes from

a primitive root,.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wise 9×deal wisely 1×wiser 1×always wise 1×maketh us wiser 1×making wise 1×hast made me wiser 1×yet wiser 1×if thou be wise 1×men shall be wise 1×mayest be wise 1×made wise 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

Verses using חָכַם

All 21 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 1:10 · KJV

Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

Deuteronomy 32:29 · KJV

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

1 Kings 4:31 · KJV

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

Job 32:9 · KJV

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Job 35:11 · KJV

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

Psalm 19:7 · KJV

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalm 119:98 · KJV

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

Proverbs 8:33 · KJV

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Proverbs 9:9 · KJV

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 9:12 · KJV

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Proverbs 13:20 · KJV

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 19:20 · KJV

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 21:11 · KJV

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Proverbs 23:15 · KJV

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Proverbs 23:19 · KJV

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Proverbs 27:11 · KJV

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 30:24 · KJV

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Ecclesiastes 2:15 · KJV

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:19 · KJV

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:16 · KJV

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?

Ecclesiastes 7:23 · KJV

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2449 mean?

H2449 is the Hebrew word חָכַם (châkam), meaning to be wise (in mind, word or act).

How is H2449 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wise (9 times), deal wisely (1 time), wiser (1 time), always wise (1 time), maketh us wiser (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2449 appear in the Bible?

חָכַם (châkam) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2449 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root,.

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