Lexical Summary chakam: to be wise Original Word: חָכַםTransliteration: chakam Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-kam') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be wise Meaning: to be wise Strong's Concordance exceeding, teach wisdom, be make self, show self wise, deal never so wisely, make wiser A primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act) -- X exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser. Brown-Driver-Briggs H2449. chakam חָכַם verb be wise (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic , חֲכַם id.; Zinjirli חכמה wisdom, DHMSendsch.57; Assyrian —akâmu, know (with exceptional חֿ see DlPr 178 f.); Arabic restrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern; IV.make firm, sound, free from defect by the exercise of skill) — Qal Perfect ׳ח Proverbs 23:15; 3feminine singular חָֽכְמָה Zechariah 9:2; הָכַמְתָּ Proverbs 9:12 (twice in verse), etc. + 3t. Perfect; Imperfect יֶחְכַּם 9:9; 21:11; וַיֶּחְכַּם 1 Kings 5:11; יֶחְכָּ֑ם Proverbs 20:1+; וֶ֯חְכָּ֑ם 13:20; תֶּחְכַּם 19:20; אֶחְכָּ֑מָה Ecclesiastes 7:23; plural יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ Job 32:9; Imperative חֲכַם Proverbs 27:11; חֲכָ֑ם 6:6; 23:19 + 13:20 Kt; חֲכָ֑מוּ 8:33; — be or become wise, act wisely Deuteronomy 32:29 (poetry) 1 Kings 5:11; Job 32:9; Proverbs 6:6; 8:33; 9:9, 12 (twice in verse); 13:20; 19:20; 20:1; 21:11; 23:19; 27:11; Ecclesiastes 2:15; 7:23; Zechariah 9:2; לבך חכם אם if thy mind be wise Proverbs 23:15; with accusative שׁחכמתי Ecclesiastes 2:19 wherein I have acted wisely. Pi`el Imperfect יְחַכֵּם Psalm 105:22; suffix יְחַכְּמֵנוּ Job 35:11; תְּחַכְּמֵנִי Psalm 119:98; all make wise, teach wisdom, with acc Pu`al Participle made wise, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdom מְחֻכָּם חֲבָרִים חוֺבֵר Psalm 58:6, plural מְחֻכָּמִים חֲכָמִים הֵמָּה Proverbs 30:24 (of intelligent animals). Hiph`il Participle construct מֶּ֑תִי מַחְכִּימַת Psalm 19:8 making wise the simple. Hithpa`el Imperfect לוֺ נִתְחַכְּמָה Exodus 1:10 (E) let us deal wisely (shrewdly) toward it (the people); 2 masculine singular תִּתְחַכַּם Ecclesiastes 7:16 make or shew thyself wise. |
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