חׇכְמָה
chokmâh · H2452 · Aramaic · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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wisdom, intelligence, skill
State in which humans, deities or animals have a certain level of wisdom, intelligence, or proficiency
ExamplesEzra 7:25 “And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges so that they may judge all the people who are in the province beyond the Euphrates River, that is, all those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who is ignorant of them.
Daniel 2:20 Daniel said, “May the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.
Daniel 2:21 “It is He who changes the times and the periods; He removes kings and appoints kings; He gives wisdom to wise men, And knowledge to people of understanding.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֱלָהּGod, god 2
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- יַדhand, power 1
- יַתִּירexceeding 1
- נִיme 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- שְׁכַחfind 2
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- יְהַבdeliver 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- כlike/as 4
- בin/on/with 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- σοφία sophía · G4678 · to be prudent, wisdom, insight
- σοφία (sophía, G4678) is the standard Greek rendering of חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, H2452), denoting wisdom in both practical skill and moral/spiritual insight; the Greek term's semantic range directly maps to the Hebrew's broad scope covering craftsmanship, prudence, and divine wisdom alike.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Wise002001002029
- Daniel 2:20 recounts that Daniel declared, “May the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.”
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2452. chokmah חָכְמָה noun feminine wisdom; — ׳ח absolute Dan 2:30 +, emphatic תָכְמְתָא…
חָכְמָה noun feminine wisdom; — ׳ח absolute Dan 2:30 +, emphatic תָכְמְתָא Dan 2:20 +, construct חָכְמַת Dan 5:11; Ezr 7:25; — wisdom, attribute of God Dan 2:20; of gods Dan 5:11; of man Dan 2:30; of God imparted to man Ezr 7:25 (practical wisdom), Dan 2:21; = occult knowledge (see foregoing) imparted to men Dan 2:23; Dan 5:11.Dan 5:14.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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