•חָכַם S 2449 TWOT 647 GK 2681 vb. be wise (NH id.; Aramaic ܚܟܰܡ (ḥkam),
חֲכַם
id.;
Zinj.
חכמה
wisdom
,
DHM
Sendsch. 57; Assyrian
ḫakâmu
,
know
(with exceptional
חֿ
v. Dl
Pr 178 f.); Arabic
حَكَمَ
(
ḥakama
)
restrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern;
IV
.
make firm, sound, free from defect
by the exercise of skill
)
—
Qal
Pf.
ח׳
Pr 23:1
5;
3
fs.
חָֽכְמָה
Zc 9:
2;
הָכַמְתָּ
Pr 9:12
(×2), etc.
+
3 times
Pf.
;
Impf.
יֶּחְכַּם
Pr 9:
9;
21:11
;
וַיֶּחְכַּם
1 K 5:1
1;
יֶחְכָּ˜ם
Pr 20:1
+;
וֶחְ˜כָּ˜ם
Pr 13:2
0;
תֶּחְכַּם
Pr 19:2
0;
אֶחְכָּ˜מָה
Ec 7:2
3;
pl.
יֶחְכָּ˜מוּ
Jb 32:
9;
Imv.
חֲכַם
Pr 27:1
1;
חֲכָ˜ם
Pr 6:
6;
23:19
+
13:20
K
t;
חֲכָ˜מוּ
Pr 8:3
3;—
be
or
become wise, act wisely
Dt 32:29
(poet.)
1 K 5:11 Jb 32:9 Pr 6:6
;
8:33
;
9:9
,
12
(×2);
13:20
;
19:20
;
20:1
;
21:11
;
23:19
;
27:11 Ec 2:1
5;
7:23 Zc 9:
2;
אם חכם לבך
if thy mind be wise
Pr 23:1
5;
c.
acc.
שׁחכמתי
Ec 2:19
wherein I have acted wisely
.
Pi.
Impf.
יְחַכֵּם
ψ 105:22
;
sf.
יְחַכְּמֵנוּ
Jb 35:1
1;
תְּחַכְּמֵנִי
ψ 119:98
; all
make wise, teach wisdom
,
c.
acc.
Pu.
Pt.
made wise
, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdom
חֹובֵר חֲבָרִים מְחֻכָּם
ψ 58:6
,
pl.
חֲכָמִים מְחֻכָּמִים הֵמָּה
Pr 30:24
(of intelligent animals).
Hiph.
Pt. cstr.
מַחְכִּימַת פֶּ˜תִי
ψ 19:8
making wise the simple
.
Hithp.
Impf.
נִתְחַכְּמָה לֹו
Ex 1:10
(
E
)
let us deal wisely
(
shrewdly
)
toward it
(the people); 2
ms.
תִּתְחַכַּם
Ec 7:16
make or shew thyself wise
.
• חָכָם S 2450 TWOT 647b GK 2682 adj. wise , ח׳ Dt 4:6 + 67 times; cstr. חֲכַם Is 3:3 + 9 times; pl. חֲכָמִים Dt 1:13 + 39 times; cstr. חַכְמֵי Ex 28:3 + 4 times; sf. חֲכָמֶיךָ Is 19:12 etc. + 8 times; f. חֲכָמָה 2 S 14: 2; 20:16 ; cstr. חַכְמַת Ex 35:25 ; pl. חֲכָמֹות Je 9:1 6; cstr. חַכְמֹות Ju 5:29 Pr 14:1 (but read חָכְמֹות D e);— 1. skilful in technical work; artificers Is 3:3 ; sailors Ez 27:8 , so (prob.) v 9; mourning women Je 9:16 ; artisans of tabern. and temple and their furniture Ex 28:3 ; 31:6 ; 35:10 ; 36:1 , 2 , 4 , 8 ( P ), 1 Ch 22:15 2 Ch 2: 6, 12 , 13 (×2); women in spinning Ex 35:25 ( P ); goldsmiths and other artisans Je 10:9 ; makers of idol-images Is 40:20 . 2. wise in the administration of affairs: Joseph in Egypt Gn 41:33 , 39 ( E ); heads of tribes Dt 1:13 , 15 , judges 16:19 ; of David 2 S 14:20 , of Solomon 1 K 2:9 ; 3:12 ; 5:21 = 2 Ch 2:1 1; the prince of Tyre, in satire Ez 28:3 ; of kings in general Pr 20:26 ; class of political advisers of Judah Is 29:14 Je 18:1 8, appar. also Is 5:21 ; of Egypt Is 19:11 (×2), 12 , Edom Ob 8 , the nations Je 10:7 ; so of God Is 31:2 . 3. shrewd, crafty, cunning: Jonadab 2 S 13:3 ; the princesses Ju 5:29 ;
אשׁה חכמה
wise woman
2 S 14:
2;
20:16
; gen.,
Je 9:22
; intelligent animals
Pr 30:24
;
לכד ח׳ בערמם
taking the cunning in their craft
Jb 5:1
3;
חכם בעיני
wise
Kt K ethibh .