The meaning of “חָכַם”
Understanding châkam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser. - to be wise (in mi...
חָכַם
[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser. - to be wise (in mind, word or act) 1) to be wise 1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely 1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct 1c) (Pual) to be made wise 1d) (Hiphil) to make wise 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 1:10 | “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.” Word: חָכַם (châkam) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:29 | “O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!” Word: חָכַם (châkam) | |
| 1 Kings 4:31 | “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.” Word: חָכַם (châkam) | |
| Job 35:11 | “Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?” Word: חָכַם (châkam) | |
| Psalms 105:22 | “To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.” Word: חָכַם (châkam) |