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חׇכְמָה
chokmâh · Hebrew · Strong's H2451 · 149 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “wisdom”
What it means
wisdom (in a good sense)
from H2449 (חָכַם);
How the KJV renders it
skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“wisdom”
“wisely”
also renders phronímōs (G5430), bîyn (H995)
“wit”
also renders yâdaʻ (H3045)
Answers that weigh this word
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Where it appears
149 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 28:21 · HRd/Ncfsa
Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of God’s house. Every willing man who has skill for any kind of service shall be with you in all kinds of work. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command.”
1 Kings 2:6 · HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don’t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
1 Kings 3:28 · HNcfsc
All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.
1 Kings 4:29 · HNcfsa
God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
1 Kings 4:30 · HNcfsc
Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
1 Kings 4:34 · HNcfsc
People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
1 Kings 5:12 HNcfsa1 Kings 7:14 HTd/Ncfsa1 Kings 10:4 HNcfsc1 Kings 10:6 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 10:7 HNcfsa1 Kings 10:8 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 10:23 HC/R/Ncfsa1 Kings 10:24 HNcfsc/Sp3ms1 Kings 11:41 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 1:10 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 1:11 HNcfsa2 Chronicles 1:12 HTd/Ncfsa2 Chronicles 9:3 HNcfsc2 Chronicles 9:5 HNcfsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 9:6 HNcfsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 9:7 HNcfsc/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 9:22 HC/Ncfsa2 Chronicles 9:23 HNcfsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 14:20 HR/Ncfsc2 Samuel 20:22 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fsDaniel 1:4 HNcfsaDaniel 1:17 HC/NcfsaDaniel 1:20 HNcfscDeuteronomy 4:6 HNcfsc/Sp2mpDeuteronomy 34:9 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 1:13 HRd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 1:16 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 1:17 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 1:18 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 2:3 HRd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 2:9 HNcfsc/Sp1csEcclesiastes 2:12 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 2:13 HRd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 2:21 HR/NcfsaEcclesiastes 2:26 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 7:10 HR/NcfsaEcclesiastes 7:11 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 7:12 HTd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 7:19 HTd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 7:23 HRd/NcfsaEcclesiastes 7:25 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 8:1 HNcfscEcclesiastes 8:16 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 9:10 HC/NcfsaEcclesiastes 9:13 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 9:15 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3msEcclesiastes 9:16 HC/NcfscEcclesiastes 9:18 HNcfsaEcclesiastes 10:1 HR/NcfsaEcclesiastes 10:10 HNcfsaExodus 28:3 HNcfsaExodus 31:3 HR/NcfsaExodus 31:6 HNcfsaExodus 35:26 HR/Ncfsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.