חַכִּים
chakkîym · khak-keem'
wise, i.e. a Magian
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2449 (חָכַם);
wise, i.e. a Magian
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wise.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the open hand that covers › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To separate and protect of the open hand that covers of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חַכִּים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the wise9 · 64%
- that the wise1 · 7%
- of the wise1 · 7%
- unto the wise1 · 7%
- to the wise1 · 7%
- wise1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
- Daniel14
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.