Lexical Definition
חָכַם châkam (khaw-kam') be wise H:V
a primitive root,
[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
- to be wise (in mind, word or act)
1) to be wise
1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely
1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct
1c) (Pual) to be made wise
1d) (Hiphil) to make wise
1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תֶּחְכַּ֥ם | you may become wise | Prov.19.20 |
| תִּתְחַכַּ֖ם | you make yourself wise | Eccl.7.16 |
| תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי | it makes wise me | Ps.119.98 |
| נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה | let us deal wisely | Exod.1.10 |
| מַחְכִּ֥ימַת | making wise | Ps.19.7 |
| מְחֻכָּמִֽים | made wise | Prov.30.24 |
| מְחֻכָּֽם | skillful | Ps.58.5 |
| יֶחְכָּֽם | he is wise | Prov.20.1 |
| יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ | they are wise | Job.32.9 |
| יֶחְכָּ֑ם | he will become wise | Prov.13.20 |
| יֶחְכַּם | he becomes wise | Prov.21.11 |
| יְחַכֵּֽם | he taught wisdom | Ps.105.22 |
| יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ | he makes wise us | Job.35.11 |
| חָכַ֣מְתָּ | you are wise | Prov.9.12 |
| חָכַ֣ם | it is wise | Prov.23.15 |
| חָכַ֛מְתִּי | have I become wise | Eccl.2.15 |
| חָכְמ֖וּ | they were wise | Deut.32.29 |
| חָֽכְמָ֖ה | it is wise | Zech.9.2 |
| חָ֭כַמְתָּ | you are wise | Prov.9.12 |
| חֲכַ֣ם | be wise | Prov.27.11 |
| וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ | and he was wise | 1Kgs.4.31 |
| וַחֲכָֽם | and become wise | Prov.6.6 |
| וַחֲכָ֗מוּ | and act wisely | Prov.8.33 |
| וַחֲכָ֑ם | and be wise | Prov.23.19 |
| וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי | and that I worked skillfully | Eccl.2.19 |
| וְיֶחְכַּם | so he may be wise | Prov.9.9 |
| אֶחְכָּ֔מָה | let me be wise | Eccl.7.23 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָכַם verb be wise (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic 
, חֲכַם id.; Zinjirli חכמה wisdom, DHMSendsch.57; Assyrian —akâmu, know (with exceptional חֿ see DlPr 178 f.); Arabic 
restrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern; IV.make firm, sound, free from defect by the exercise of skill) —
Qal Perfect ׳ח Prov 23:15 3 feminine singular חָֽכְמָה Zech 9:2 הָכַמְתָּ Prov 9:12 (twice in verse), etc. + 3 t. Perfect; Imperfect יֶחְכַּם Prov 9:9; Prov 21:11 וַיֶּחְכַּם 1Kgs 5:11* יֶחְכָּ֑ם Prov 20:1+; וֶ֯חְכָּ֑ם Prov 13:20 תֶּחְכַּם Prov 19:20 אֶחְכָּ֑מָה Eccl 7:23 plural יֶחְכָּ֑מוּ Job 32:9 Imperative חֲכַם Prov 27:11 חֲכָ֑ם Prov 6:6; Prov 23:19 + Prov 13:20 Kt; חֲכָ֑מוּ Prov 8:33 — be or become wise, act wisely Deut 32:29 (poetry) 1Kgs 5:11*; Job 32:9; Prov 6:6; Prov 8:33; Prov 9:9; Prov 9:12 (twice in verse); Prov 13:20; Prov 19:20; Prov 20:1; Prov 21:11; Prov 23:19; Prov 27:11; Eccl 2:15; Eccl 7:23; Zech 9:2 אם חכם לבך if thy mind be wise Prov 23:15 with accusative שׁחכמתי Eccl 2:19 wherein I have acted wisely. Pi`el Imperfect יְחַכֵּם Ps 105:22 suffix יְחַכְּמֵנוּ Job 35:11 תְּחַכְּמֵנִי Ps 119:98 all make wise, teach wisdom, with acc Pu`al Participle made wise, intensive, as it were the embodiment of wisdom חוֺבֵר חֲבָרִים מְחֻכָּם Ps 58:6*, plural הֵמָּה חֲכָמִים מְחֻכָּמִים Prov 30:24 (of intelligent animals). Hiph`il Participle construct מַחְכִּימַת פֶּ֑תִי Ps 19:8* making wise the simple. Hithpa`el Imperfect נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֺ Exod 1:10 (E) let us deal wisely (shrewdly) toward it (the people); 2 masculine singular תִּתְחַכַּם Eccl 7:16 make or shew thyself wise.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 1:10 |
| Deuteronomy | 32:29 |
| 1 Kings | 5:11* |
| Job | 32:9 · 35:11 |
| Psalms | 19:8* · 58:6* · 105:22 · 119:98 |
| Proverbs | 6:6 · 8:33 · 9:9 · 9:12 · 13:20 · 19:20 · 20:1 · 21:11 · 23:15 · 23:19 · 27:11 · 30:24 |
| Ecclesiastes | 2:15 · 2:19 · 7:16 · 7:23 |
| Zechariah | 9:2 |