חׇכְמָה
chokmâh · khok-maw'
wisdom
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H2451 (חׇכְמָה);
wisdom
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: wisdom.
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
- 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- wisdom2 · 25%
- after the wisdom1 · 13%
- for wisdom1 · 13%
- me wisdom1 · 13%
- to me for any wisdom1 · 13%
- and wisdom1 · 13%
- like the wisdom1 · 13%
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.