Chakam means “teach wisdom” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2449 — ioudaia in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2449 חָכַם (chakam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chakam (khaw-kam') v. 1. X exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser [a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act)] It has 26 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include wise, wiser, teach, make, and deal. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
chakam (khaw-kam') v. 1. X exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser [a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act)]
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be wise
Usage: 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chakam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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26 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
First 26 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2449.
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2449, grouped by book.
Chakam (Strong's H2449) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "teach wisdom". chakam (khaw-kam') v. 1. X exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser [a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act)]
This page currently indexes 26 linked usages for Strong's H2449 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2449 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wise, wiser, teach, make, deal, and teacheth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.