H2451

חׇכְמָה

chokmâh · khok-maw'

wisdom (in a good sense)

Lexicon

Derivation: from H2449 (חָכַם);

wisdom (in a good sense)

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.

Letters

Het

Kaf

Mem

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
מMem40
Picture: waves of water
Concrete
water · sea · blood · liquid
Extended
chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
Concrete
a man calling out · a window · breath
Extended
behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

to separate and protect › the open hand that covers › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold

To separate and protect of the open hand that covers of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חׇכְמָה 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

153 occurrences · 153 OT · 0 NT · 72 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

wisdom48 · 42%
of wisdom14 · 12%
and wisdom4 · 4%
the wisdom4 · 4%
with wisdom4 · 4%
is wisdom4 · 4%
in wisdom4 · 4%
by wisdom3 · 3%
thy wisdom3 · 3%
for wisdom3 · 3%
unto wisdom3 · 3%
of thy wisdom2 · 2%
his wisdom2 · 2%
wisely2 · 2%
by his wisdom2 · 2%
and of thy wisdom2 · 2%
me: thy wisdom1 · 1%
of his wisdom1 · 1%
that the wisdom1 · 1%
therefore according to thy wisdom1 · 1%
in her wisdom1 · 1%
and all the wisdom1 · 1%
according to the wisdom1 · 1%
them; for this is your wisdom1 · 1%
them up in wisdom1 · 1%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

חָכְמָ֑ה19חָכְמָ֖ה10חָכְמַ֣ת8חָ֭כְמָה8חָכְמָֽה׃8חָכְמָ֣ה7חָכְמָ֥ה5חָכְמָ֔ה5חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃4חָכְמָ֗ה3הַֽחָכְמָ֖ה3בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ3

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance

Subjects this word carries

Wisdom