Hebrew word study

חָכַםchâkam — to be wise (in mind, word or act)

Pronounced “khaw-kam'”

to be wise (in mind, word or act)

Translated in the King James as: exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root,

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Where it appears

Exodus — 1×
Exodus 1:10
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 32:29
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 4:31
Job — 2×
Job 32:9Job 35:11
Psalms — 4×
Psalms 19:7Psalms 58:5Psalms 105:22Psalms 119:98
Proverbs — 13×
Proverbs 6:6Proverbs 8:33Proverbs 9:9Proverbs 9:12Proverbs 13:20Proverbs 19:20Proverbs 20:1Proverbs 21:11Proverbs 23:15Proverbs 23:19Proverbs 27:11Proverbs 30:24+ 1 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 4×
Eccles 2:15Eccles 2:19Eccles 7:16Eccles 7:23
Zechariah — 1×
Zech 9:2

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.