חָכַם
cha.kham
1. to be wise
a. (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely
b. (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct
c. (Pual) to be made wise
d. (Hiphil) to make wise
e. (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 26 verses
- Exodus 1:10 נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
- Deuteronomy 32:29 חָכְמ֖וּ
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
- 1 Kings 4:31 וַיֶּחְכַּם֮
He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
- Job 32:9 יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
- Job 35:11 יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃
who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
- Psalms 19:7 מַחְכִּ֥ימַת
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 58:5 מְחֻכָּֽם׃
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
- Psalms 105:22 יְחַכֵּֽם׃
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
- Psalms 119:98 תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
- Proverbs 6:6 וַחֲכָֽם׃
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 8:33 וַחֲכָ֗מוּ
Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
- Proverbs 9:9 וְיֶחְכַּם־
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
- Proverbs 9:12 חָ֭כַמְתָּחָכַ֣מְתָּ
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
- Proverbs 13:20 וַחֲכָם
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 19:20 תֶּחְכַּ֥ם
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
- Proverbs 20:1 יֶחְכָּֽם׃
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Proverbs 21:11 יֶחְכַּם־
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
- Proverbs 23:15 חָכַ֣ם
My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
- Proverbs 23:19 וַחֲכָ֑ם
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
- Proverbs 27:11 חֲכַ֣ם
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
- Proverbs 30:24 מְחֻכָּמִֽים׃
Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
- Ecclesiastes 2:15 חָכַ֛מְתִּי
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 2:19 וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 7:16 תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
- Ecclesiastes 7:23 אֶחְכָּ֔מָה
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
- Zechariah 9:2 חָֽכְמָ֖ה
and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
