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H2450חָכָםcha.kham

wisePart of speech: Hebrew Adjective

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Occurrences by book

  1. 3
  2. 9
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 5
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1
  14. 6
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. 2
  18. 8
  19. 2
  20. 47
  21. 21
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 9
  24. 11
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 3
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. 1
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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138 occurrences in 134 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Proverbs 21:22

    A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the strength of its confidence.

    חָכָ֑ם cha.Kham “a wise [person]”

  2. Proverbs 22:17

    Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

    חֲכָמִ֑ים cha.kha.Mim “wise [people]”

  3. Proverbs 23:24

    The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

    חָ֝כָ֗ם cha.Kham “a wise [son]”

  4. Proverbs 24:5

    A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength;

    חָכָ֥ם cha.Kham “wise”

  5. Proverbs 24:23

    These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

    לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים (חֲכָמִ֑ים) cha.kha.Mim “wise [people]”

  6. Proverbs 25:12

    As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

    חָ֝כָ֗ם cha.Kham “wise”

  7. Proverbs 26:5

    Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

    חָכָ֣ם cha.Kham “wise”

  8. Proverbs 26:12

    Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    חָכָ֣ם cha.Kham “wise”

  9. Proverbs 26:16

    The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion.

    חָכָ֣ם cha.Kham “[is] wise”

  10. Proverbs 28:11

    The rich man is wise in his own eyes; But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

    חָכָ֣ם cha.Kham “[is] wise”

  11. Proverbs 29:8

    Mockers stir up a city, But wise men turn away anger.

    וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים (חֲכָמִ֗ים) cha.kha.Mim “wise [people]”

  12. Proverbs 29:9

    If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, The fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

    חָכָ֗ם cha.Kham “wise”

  13. Proverbs 29:11

    A fool vents all of his anger, But a wise man brings himself under control.

    וְ֝חָכָ֗ם (חָכָ֗ם) cha.Kham “a wise [person]”

  14. Proverbs 30:24

    "There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

    חֲכָמִ֥ים cha.kha.Mim “[are] wise [things]”

  15. Ecclesiastes 2:14

    The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

    הֶֽחָכָם֙ (חָכָם֙) cha.Kham “wise [person]”

  16. Ecclesiastes 2:16

    For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

    לֶחָכָ֛ם (חָכָ֛ם) cha.Kham “wise man”הֶחָכָ֖ם (חָכָ֖ם) cha.Kham “wise [person]”

  17. Ecclesiastes 2:19

    Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

    הֶֽחָכָ֤ם (חָכָ֤ם) cha.Kham “a wise [person]”

  18. Ecclesiastes 4:13

    Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.

    וְחָכָ֑ם (חָכָ֑ם) cha.Kham “wise”

  19. Ecclesiastes 6:8

    For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

    לֶחָכָ֖ם (חָכָ֖ם) cha.Kham “wise person”

  20. Ecclesiastes 7:4

    The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

    חֲכָמִים֙ cha.kha.Mim “wise people”

  21. Ecclesiastes 7:5

    It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

    חָכָ֑ם cha.Kham “a wise [person]”

  22. Ecclesiastes 7:7

    Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

    חָכָ֑ם cha.Kham “a wise [person]”

  23. Ecclesiastes 7:19

    Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

    לֶחָכָ֑ם (חָכָ֑ם) cha.Kham “wise [person]”

  24. Ecclesiastes 8:1

    Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

    כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔ם (חָכָ֔ם) cha.Kham “wise [person]”

  25. Ecclesiastes 8:5

    Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

    חָכָֽם׃ cha.Kham “wise”