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Hebrew word · H2450

חָכָם

chakham

wise

Appears 138 times in 134 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

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Where it appears

Genesis · 3
  1. Genesis 41:8 חֲכָמֶ֑יהָ wise [men] its

    In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  2. Genesis 41:33 וְחָכָ֑ם and wise

    Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

  3. Genesis 41:39 וְחָכָ֖ם and a wise [person]

    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

Exodus · 9
  1. Exodus 7:11 לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים <to> the wise men

    But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.

  2. Exodus 28:3 חַכְמֵי־ [people] skillful of

    You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

  3. Exodus 31:6 חֲכַם־ [person] skillful of

    Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

  4. Exodus 35:10 חֲכַם־ [person] skillful of

    Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

  5. Exodus 35:25 חַכְמַת־ skillful of

    Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

  6. Exodus 36:1 חֲכַם־ skillful of

    “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

  7. Exodus 36:2 חֲכַם־ skillful of

    Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.

  8. Exodus 36:4 הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔ים the skillful [people]

    so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work

  9. Exodus 36:8 חֲכַם־ [person] skillful of

    All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Deuteronomy · 5
  1. Deuteronomy 1:13 חֲכָמִ֧ים wise

    Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”

  2. Deuteronomy 1:15 חֲכָמִים֙ wise

    So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

  3. Deuteronomy 4:6 חָכָ֣ם wise

    Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

  4. Deuteronomy 16:19 חֲכָמִ֔ים wise [people]

    Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:6 חָכָ֑ם wise

    Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?

Judges · 1
  1. Judges 5:29 חַכְמ֥וֹת [the] wise [women] of

    Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself,

2 Samuel · 4
  1. 2 Samuel 13:3 חָכָ֖ם shrewd

    Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

  2. 2 Samuel 14:2 חֲכָמָ֑ה wise

    So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

  3. 2 Samuel 14:20 חָכָ֗ם [is] wise

    Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

  4. 2 Samuel 20:16 חֲכָמָ֖ה wise

    a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

1 Kings · 3
  1. 1 Kings 2:9 חָכָ֖ם wise

    Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

  2. 1 Kings 3:12 חָכָ֣ם wise

    behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.

  3. 1 Kings 5:7 חָכָ֔ם wise

    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

1 Chronicles · 1
  1. 1 Chronicles 22:15 חָכָ֖ם skillful [person]

    You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

2 Chronicles · 6
  1. 2 Chronicles 2:7 חָכָ֡ם הַֽחֲכָמִ֗ים skillful, the skillful [people]

    Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

  2. 2 Chronicles 2:12 חָכָ֗ם wise

    And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

  3. 2 Chronicles 2:13 חָכָ֛ם wise

    So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.

  4. 2 Chronicles 2:14 חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ וְֽחַכְמֵ֔י skilled [people] your, and [the] skillful [people] of

    He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.

Esther · 2
  1. Esther 1:13 לַחֲכָמִ֖ים to <the> wise men

    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.

  2. Esther 6:13 חֲכָמָ֜יו wise [men] his

    Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

Job · 8
  1. Job 5:13 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

  2. Job 9:4 חֲכַ֣ם wise of

    God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

  3. Job 15:2 הֶֽחָכָ֗ם ¿ a wise [person]

    “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?

  4. Job 15:18 חֲכָמִ֥ים wise [people]

    what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,

  5. Job 17:10 חָכָֽם׃ a wise [person]

    But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.

  6. Job 34:2 חֲכָמִ֣ים O wise [men]

    “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.

  7. Job 34:34 חָ֝כָ֗ם wise

    Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

  8. Job 37:24 חַכְמֵי־ [people] wise of

    Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

Psalms · 2
  1. Psalm 49:10 חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים wise [people]

    For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

  2. Psalm 107:43 חָכָ֥ם [is] wise

    Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

Proverbs · 47
  1. Proverbs 1:5 חָ֭כָם a prudent [one]

    let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

  2. Proverbs 1:6 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים learned ones

    by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

  3. Proverbs 3:7 חָכָ֣ם wise

    Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  4. Proverbs 3:35 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

  5. Proverbs 9:8 לְ֝חָכָ֗ם <to> a wise [person]

    Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

  6. Proverbs 9:9 לְ֭חָכָם to a wise [person]

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  7. Proverbs 10:1 חָ֭כָם wise

    The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

  8. Proverbs 10:8 חֲכַם־ a wise [person] of

    A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

  9. Proverbs 10:14 חֲכָמִ֥ים wise [people]

    The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

  10. Proverbs 11:29 לַחֲכַם־ of [the] wise of

    He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

  11. Proverbs 11:30 חָכָֽם׃ [is] wise

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  12. Proverbs 12:15 חָכָֽם׃ [is] wise

    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

  13. Proverbs 12:18 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  14. Proverbs 13:1 חָ֭כָם wise

    A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

  15. Proverbs 13:14 חָ֭כָם a wise [person]

    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

  16. Proverbs 13:20 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

  17. Proverbs 14:1 חַכְמ֣וֹת wise [women] of

    Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

  18. Proverbs 14:3 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים wise [people]

    The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  19. Proverbs 14:16 חָכָ֣ם a wise [person]

    A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

  20. Proverbs 14:24 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

  21. Proverbs 15:2 חֲ֭כָמִים wise [people]

    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

  22. Proverbs 15:7 חֲ֭כָמִים wise [people]

    The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

  23. Proverbs 15:12 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים wise [people]

    A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.

  24. Proverbs 15:20 חָ֭כָם wise

    A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

  25. Proverbs 15:31 חֲכָמִ֣ים wise [people]

    He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.

  26. Proverbs 16:14 חָכָ֣ם wise

    The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  27. Proverbs 16:21 לַחֲכַם־ to [the] wise of

    The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

  28. Proverbs 16:23 חָ֭כָם a wise [person]

    The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

  29. Proverbs 17:28 חָכָ֣ם wise

    Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

  30. Proverbs 18:15 חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים wise [people]

    The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

  31. Proverbs 20:26 חָכָ֑ם wise

    A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

  32. Proverbs 21:11 לְ֝חָכָ֗ם <to> a wise [person]

    When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

  33. Proverbs 21:20 חָכָ֑ם a wise [person]

    Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

  34. Proverbs 21:22 חָכָ֑ם a wise [person]

    A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

  35. Proverbs 22:17 חֲכָמִ֑ים wise [people]

    Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge—

  36. Proverbs 23:24 חָ֝כָ֗ם a wise [son]

    The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

  37. Proverbs 24:5 חָכָ֥ם wise

    A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

  38. Proverbs 24:23 לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים [belong] to wise [people]

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

  39. Proverbs 25:12 חָ֝כָ֗ם wise

    Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

  40. Proverbs 26:5 חָכָ֣ם wise

    Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

  41. Proverbs 26:12 חָכָ֣ם wise

    Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  42. Proverbs 26:16 חָכָ֣ם [is] wise

    The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

  43. Proverbs 28:11 חָכָ֣ם [is] wise

    A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

  44. Proverbs 29:8 וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים and wise [people]

    Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

  45. Proverbs 29:9 חָכָ֗ם wise

    If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

  46. Proverbs 29:11 וְ֝חָכָ֗ם and a wise [person]

    A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

  47. Proverbs 30:24 חֲכָמִ֥ים [are] wise [things]

    Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Ecclesiastes · 21
  1. Ecclesiastes 2:14 הֶֽחָכָם֙ the wise [person]

    The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.

  2. Ecclesiastes 2:16 לֶחָכָ֛ם הֶחָכָ֖ם of the wise man, the wise [person]

    For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

  3. Ecclesiastes 2:19 הֶֽחָכָ֤ם ¿ a wise [person]

    And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

  4. Ecclesiastes 4:13 וְחָכָ֑ם and wise

    Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

  5. Ecclesiastes 6:8 לֶחָכָ֖ם [belongs] to the wise person

    What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

  6. Ecclesiastes 7:4 חֲכָמִים֙ wise people

    The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:5 חָכָ֑ם a wise [person]

    It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

  8. Ecclesiastes 7:7 חָכָ֑ם a wise [person]

    Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  9. Ecclesiastes 7:19 לֶחָכָ֑ם to the wise [person]

    Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

  10. Ecclesiastes 8:1 כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם [is] like the wise [person]

    Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

  11. Ecclesiastes 8:5 חָכָֽם׃ wise

    Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

  12. Ecclesiastes 8:17 הֶֽחָכָם֙ the wise [person]

    I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

  13. Ecclesiastes 9:1 וְהַחֲכָמִ֛ים and the wise

    So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

  14. Ecclesiastes 9:11 לַחֲכָמִ֥ים [belongs] to <the> wise [people]

    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

  15. Ecclesiastes 9:15 חָכָ֔ם wise

    Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

  16. Ecclesiastes 9:17 חֲכָמִ֔ים wise [people]

    The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  17. Ecclesiastes 10:2 חָכָם֙ a wise [person]

    A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

  18. Ecclesiastes 10:12 חָכָ֖ם a wise [person]

    The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  19. Ecclesiastes 12:9 חָכָ֑ם wise

    Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

  20. Ecclesiastes 12:11 חֲכָמִים֙ wise [people]

    The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

Isaiah · 9
  1. Isaiah 3:3 וַחֲכַ֥ם and skillful [one] of

    the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

  2. Isaiah 5:21 חֲכָמִ֣ים [people] wise

    Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

  3. Isaiah 19:11 חַכְמֵי֙ חֲכָמִ֥ים [the] wise [people] of, wise [people]

    The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

  4. Isaiah 19:12 חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ wise [people] your

    Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

  5. Isaiah 29:14 חֲכָמָ֔יו wise [people] its

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

  6. Isaiah 31:2 חָכָם֙ [is] wise

    Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.

  7. Isaiah 40:20 חָכָם֙ skillful

    One lacking such an offering chooses wood that will not rot. He seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple.

  8. Isaiah 44:25 חֲכָמִ֛ים wise [people]

    who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Jeremiah · 11
  1. Jeremiah 4:22 חֲכָמִ֥ים [are] skillful

    “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

  2. Jeremiah 8:8 חֲכָמִ֣ים [are] wise

    How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

  3. Jeremiah 8:9 חֲכָמִ֔ים wise [people]

    The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

  4. Jeremiah 9:12 הֶֽחָכָם֙ <the> wise

    Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?

  5. Jeremiah 9:17 הַחֲכָמ֥וֹת the skillful [women]

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

  6. Jeremiah 9:23 חָכָם֙ a wise [person]

    This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

  7. Jeremiah 10:7 חַכְמֵ֧י [the] wise [people] of

    Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

  8. Jeremiah 10:9 חֲכָמִ֖ים skillful [people]

    Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz—the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.

  9. Jeremiah 18:18 מֵֽחָכָ֔ם from [the] wise

    Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

  10. Jeremiah 50:35 חֲכָמֶֽיהָ׃ wise [people] its

    A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.

  11. Jeremiah 51:57 וַחֲכָמֶ֜יהָ and wise [people] its

    I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Ezekiel · 3
  1. Ezekiel 27:8 חֲכָמַ֤יִךְ skillful [people] your

    The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.

  2. Ezekiel 27:9 וַחֲכָמֶ֙יהָ֙ and wise [people] its

    The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.

  3. Ezekiel 28:3 חָכָ֛ם [are] wise

    Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

Hosea · 2
  1. Hosea 13:13 חָכָ֔ם wise

    Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.

  2. Hosea 14:9 חָכָם֙ [is] wise

    Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Obadiah · 1
  1. Obadiah 1:8 חֲכָמִים֙ wise [people]

    In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

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