חָכָםchâkâm
wise
Pronunciation: khaw-kawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2450
Meanings
1. skillful in technical work (Isaiah 3:3; Ezekiel 27:8; Ezekiel 27:9)
2. wise in the administration of affairs (Genesis 41:33; Genesis 41:39; Deuteronomy 1:13)
3. shrewd, crafty, cunning (2 Samuel 13:3; Judges 5:29; 2 Samuel 14:2)
4. plural class of learned and shrewd men, including astrologers, magicians and the like (Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; Isaiah 19:11)
5. prudent (Proverbs 16:14; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 29:8)
6. wise, ethically and religiously
a. wise of mind, wise boy (Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 16:21; Ecclesiastes 8:5)
b. wise learner, wise teacher, a sage, the wise (Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 17:28; Proverbs 12:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 138 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 41:8 The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant.
- Genesis 41:33 “Therefore, Pharaoh should find an intelligent and wise man and put him in charge of the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has revealed the meaning of the dreams to you, clearly no one else is as intelligent or wise as you are.
- Exodus 7:11 Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic.
- Exodus 28:3 Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service.
- Exodus 31:6 “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:
See every passage
- Genesis 41:8, 41:33, 41:39
- Exodus 7:11, 28:3, 31:6, 35:10, 35:25, 36:1, 36:2, 36:4, 36:8
- Deuteronomy 1:13, 1:15, 4:6, 16:19, 32:6
- Judges 5:29
- 2 Samuel 13:3, 14:2, 14:20, 20:16
- 1 Kings 2:9, 3:12, 5:7
- 1 Chronicles 22:15
- 2 Chronicles 2:7, 2:12, 2:13, 2:14
- Esther 1:13, 6:13
- Job 5:13, 9:4, 15:2, 15:18, 17:10, 34:2, 34:34, 37:24
- Psalms 49:10, 107:43
- Proverbs 1:5, 1:6, 3:7, 3:35, 9:8, 9:9, 10:1, 10:8, 10:14, 11:29, 11:30, 12:15, 12:18, 13:1, 13:14, 13:20, 14:1, 14:3, 14:16, 14:24, 15:2, 15:7, 15:12, 15:20, 15:31, 16:14, 16:21, 16:23, 17:28, 18:15, 20:26, 21:11, 21:20, 21:22, 22:17, 23:24, 24:5, 24:23, 25:12, 26:5, 26:12, 26:16, 28:11, 29:8, 29:9, 29:11, 30:24
- Ecclesiastes 2:14, 2:16, 2:19, 4:13, 6:8, 7:4, 7:5, 7:7, 7:19, 8:1, 8:5, 8:17, 9:1, 9:11, 9:15, 9:17, 10:2, 10:12, 12:9, 12:11
- Isaiah 3:3, 5:21, 19:11, 19:12, 29:14, 31:2, 40:20, 44:25
- Jeremiah 4:22, 8:8, 8:9, 9:12, 9:17, 9:23, 10:7, 10:9, 18:18, 50:35, 51:57
- Ezekiel 27:8, 27:9, 28:3
- Hosea 13:13, 14:9
- Obadiah 1:8
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).