BDB2734 [H2449]

חָכַם verb be wise (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic , חֲכַם id.; Zinjirli חכמה wisdom, DHM^Sendsch.57; Assyrian —akâmu, know (with exceptional חֿ see Dl^{Pr 178 f.}); Arabic restrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern; IV.make firm, sound, free from defect by the exercise of skill) —

Qal Perfect ׳ח Prov 23:15 3 feminine singular חָֽכְמָה Zech 9:2 הָכַמְתָּ Prov 9:12 (twice in verse), etc. + 3 t. Perfect; Imperfect יֶחְכַּם Prov 9:9; Prov 21:11 וַיֶּחְכַּם 1Kgs 5:11 יֶחְכָּ֑ם Prov 20:1+; וֶ֯חְכָּ֑ם Prov 13:20 תֶּחְכַּם Prov 19:20 אֶחְכָּ֑מָה Eccl 7:23 plural יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ Job 32:9 Imperative חֲכַם Prov 27:11 חֲכָ֑ם Prov 6:6; Prov 23:19 + Prov 13:20 Kt; חֲכָ֑מוּ Prov 8:33 — be or become wise, act wisely Deut 32:29 (poetry) 1Kgs 5:11; Job 32:9; Prov 6:6; Prov 8:33; Prov 9:9; Prov 9:12 (twice in verse); Prov 13:20; Prov 19:20; Prov 20:1; Prov 21:11; Prov 23:19; Prov 27:11; Eccl 2:15; Eccl 7:23; Zech 9:2 אם חכם לבך if thy mind be wise Prov 23:15 with accusative שׁחכמתי Eccl 2:19 wherein I have acted wisely. Pi`el Imperfect יְחַכֵּם Ps 105:22 suffix יְחַכְּמֵנוּ Job 35:11 תְּחַכְּמֵנִי Ps 119:98 all make wise, teach wisdom, with acc Pu`al Participle made wise, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdom חוֺבֵר חֲבָרִים מְחֻכָּם Ps 58:6, plural הֵמָּה חֲכָמִים מְחֻכָּמִים Prov 30:24 (of intelligent animals). Hiph`il Participle construct מַחְכִּימַת פֶּ֑תִי Ps 19:8 making wise the simple. Hithpa`el Imperfect נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֺ Exod 1:10 (E) let us deal wisely (shrewdly) toward it (the people); 2 masculine singular תִּתְחַכַּם Eccl 7:16 make or shew thyself wise.

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