חָכַ֣ם
𐤇𐤊𐤌
chakham
is wise
a primitive root,; to be wise (in mind, word or act); [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
H2449
Proverbs 23:15 · Word #3
Lexicon H2449
| Lemma | חָכַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤊𐤌 |
| Transliteration | châkam |
| Strong's | H2449 |
| In-context | is wise |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2450-01
a wisdom-skilled man
| Root | חכם (ḥ-k-m) |
| Core Meanings | wisdom, skill, practical intelligence, learned discernment |
| Semantic Range | wise, skillful, intelligent, experienced, shrewd, learned, artisanally skilled |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, חָכָם describes not only intellectual insight but practical and moral skill—whether in craftsmanship, governance, or righteous living. Wisdom is portrayed as a cultivated alignment with YHWH’s order, making the "wise man" one who lives skillfully within divine instruction. |
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular absolute (HAamsc). Frequently used substantivally to denote a "wise man." No pronominal suffix; agrees in gender and number with a masculine singular referent. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective חָכָם derives from the root חכם, denoting wisdom expressed as practical skill and discernment. Rendering it as "a wisdom-skilled man" preserves both the root sense of cultivated skill/intelligence and the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology (adjective, masculine singular, used substantivally). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חכם (wisdom, skill, practical intelligence, learned discernment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2451-01 |
bachakhemah | in the wisdom |
H2451-02 |
bechakhemah | in wisdom |
H2451-03 |
bechakhematah | in her skillful wisdom |
H2451-04 |
bechakhematekha | by your wisdom-skill |
H2451-05 |
bechakhemato | in his wisdom |
H2450-02 |
chakhamah | wisdom |
H2450-03 |
chakhamayikhe | your wise men |
H2450-04 |
chakhamayv | his wise men |
H2450-05 |
chakhameyha | her wise men |
H2450-06 |
chakhameykha | your wise men |
H2450-07 |
chakhamim | wise men |
H2451-06 |
chakhemah | wisdom |
H2451-07 |
chakhemat | wisdom-of |
H2451-08 |
chakhematam | their wisdom-skill |
H2451-09 |
chakhematekha | your wisdom |
H2451-10 |
chakhematekhe | your skillful-wisdom |
H2451-11 |
chakhematekhem | your wisdom |
H2451-12 |
chakhemati | my wisdom |
H2451-13 |
chakhemato | his wisdom-skill |
H2452-01 |
chakhemeta | the wisdom |
H2450-08 |
chakhemey | wise-men of |
H2454-01 |
chakhemot | wisdoms |
H2445-01 |
chakimey | wise-men of |
H2450-09 |
hachakhamim | the wise men |
H2450-10 |
hachakhamot | the wisdom-endowed women |
H2451-14 |
hachakhemah | the wisdom |
H2450-11 |
hechakham | the wise man |
H2452-02 |
kechakhemat | according to the wisdom of |
H2451-15 |
kechakhematekha | according to your wisdom-skill |
H2450-12 |
kehechakham | like the wise man |
H2450-13 |
lachakham | to the wise man |
H2450-14 |
lachakhamim | to the wise men |
H2451-16 |
lachakhemah | to the wisdom |
H2450-15 |
lechakham | to a wise man |
H2451-17 |
lechakhemah | to wisdom |
H2451-18 |
lechakhemati | to my wisdom |
H2445-02 |
lechakimey | to the wise-men of |
H2450-16 |
mechakham | from a wise man |
H2451-19 |
mechakhemah | from wisdom |
H2451-20 |
mechakhemat | from wisdom-of |
H2451-21 |
ulechakhemah | and to wisdom |
H2451-22 |
uvechakhemati | and in my wisdom |
H2449-01 |
vachakham | and you acted wisely (masculine singular) |
H2450-17 |
vachakhameyha | and her wisdom-skilled men |
H2450-18 |
vachakhamim | but wise men |
H2451-23 |
vachakhemah | in the wisdom |
H2450-19 |
vechakham | and a wise man |
H2451-24 |
vechakhemah | and wisdom |
H2451-25 |
vechakhemat | and the wisdom of |
H2451-26 |
vechakhemato | and his wisdom |
H2450-20 |
vechakhemey | and wise-men of |
H2450-21 |
vehachakhamim | and the wise men |
H2451-27 |
vehachakhemah | and the wisdom |
H2449-02 |
yechekam | he will become wise |
Word Usage (28 occurrences of H2449)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 1:10 | נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה | nitechakemah | let us deal shrewdly |
| Deuteronomy 32:29 | חָכְמ֖וּ | chakhemu | they were wise |
| 1 Kings 5:11 | וַ/יֶּחְכַּם֮ | vayechekam | and he was made wise |