Word study · Hebrew
חׇכְמָה
chokh.mahH2451wisdom
Used 153 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- wisdom
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 1) wisdom
- 1a) skill (in war)
- 1b) wisdom (in administration)
- 1c) shrewdness, wisdom
- 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
- 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)
Same idea, other words · Wisdom and knowing
To know in the Bible is more than to possess information: it is to be in relationship. Wisdom is skill for living in God's world.
- חׇכְמָהchokhmah wisdomwisdom, skillH2451
- σοφίαsophia wisdomwisdomG4678
- φρόνησιςphronēsis understandingunderstanding, practical insightG5428
- יָדַעyada to knowto know, including intimate knowingH3045
- γινώσκωginōskō to knowto know, to come to knowG1097
- ἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis knowledgefull knowledge, recognitionG1922
Where it appears
- Exodus8
- Deuteronomy2
- 2 Samuel2
- 1 Kings17
- 1 Chronicles1
- 2 Chronicles9
- Job18
- Psalms7
- Proverbs42
- Ecclesiastes28
- Isaiah5
- Jeremiah6
- Ezekiel5
- Daniel3
Every use · 151–153 of 153 · BSB
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
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