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Strong's H2450 חָכָם (chakam)

Chakam means “subtil” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2450 — ioudaizo (“live as the Jews”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2450
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 133
Books 18

Strong's H2450 Quick Answer

Strong's H2450 חָכָם (chakam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chakam (khaw-kawm') adj. 1. wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) [from H2449] It has 133 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include wise, cunning, man, and skilful. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chakam (khaw-kawm') adj. 1. wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) [from H2449]
Usage
133 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
wise, cunning, man, and skilful

Meaning and Definition

chakam (khaw-kawm') adj. 1. wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) [from H2449] KJV: cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man). Root(s): H2449

Original Word
חָכָם
Transliteration
chakam
Derivation
Root: חכם First root strongs: 2449
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2450. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

wise

Usage: 1) wise, wise (man) 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)

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How Strong's H2450 Is Translated

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.

wise Genesis 41:8 111× cunning 1 Chronicles 22:15 man 2 Samuel 13:3 skilful 2 Chronicles 2:14

How Strong's H2450 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 133 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2450 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2450 in the Old Testament

133 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 41:8 KJV

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:33 KJV

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:39 KJV

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2450.

Genesis 41:8 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:33 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Exodus 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
Exodus 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 31:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Exodus 35:10 Old Testament, KJV
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
Exodus 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.
Exodus 36:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
Exodus 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
Exodus 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;
Exodus 36:8 Old Testament, KJV
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Deuteronomy 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Deuteronomy 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
Deuteronomy 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Deuteronomy 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 32:6 Old Testament, KJV
Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
Judges 5:29 Old Testament, KJV
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
2 Samuel 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
2 Samuel 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
2 Samuel 14:20 Old Testament, KJV
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
2 Samuel 20:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.
1 Kings 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
1 Kings 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
1 Kings 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
1 Chronicles 22:15 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
2 Chronicles 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
2 Chronicles 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
2 Chronicles 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
Esther 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
Esther 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Job 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Job 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Job 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
Job 34:2 Old Testament, KJV
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Job 34:34 Old Testament, KJV
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
Job 37:24 Old Testament, KJV
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Psalms 49:10 Old Testament, KJV
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 107:43 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
Proverbs 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Proverbs 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 3:35 Old Testament, KJV
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Proverbs 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 10:14 Old Testament, KJV
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30 Old Testament, KJV
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:15 Old Testament, KJV
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs 13:14 Old Testament, KJV
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 14:16 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Proverbs 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs 15:7 Old Testament, KJV
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 15:12 Old Testament, KJV
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Proverbs 15:20 Old Testament, KJV
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 15:31 Old Testament, KJV
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Proverbs 16:14 Old Testament, KJV
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 16:21 Old Testament, KJV
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs 16:23 Old Testament, KJV
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Proverbs 17:28 Old Testament, KJV
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 20:26 Old Testament, KJV
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 21:11 Old Testament, KJV
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Proverbs 21:20 Old Testament, KJV
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Proverbs 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Proverbs 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Proverbs 23:24 Old Testament, KJV
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Proverbs 24:5 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Proverbs 24:23 Old Testament, KJV
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Proverbs 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 26:12 Old Testament, KJV
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26:16 Old Testament, KJV
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Proverbs 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:9 Old Testament, KJV
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs 29:11 Old Testament, KJV
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 30:24 Old Testament, KJV
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Ecclesiastes 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Ecclesiastes 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Ecclesiastes 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Ecclesiastes 8:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Ecclesiastes 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 Old Testament, KJV
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
Ecclesiastes 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Isaiah 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Isaiah 5:21 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Isaiah 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Isaiah 29:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
Isaiah 31:2 Old Testament, KJV
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Isaiah 40:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Isaiah 44:25 Old Testament, KJV
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Jeremiah 4:22 Old Testament, KJV
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
Jeremiah 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Jeremiah 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2450, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 9 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 46 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 20 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2450 FAQ

What does chakam (חָכָם) mean?

Chakam (Strong's H2450) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "subtil". chakam (khaw-kawm') adj. 1. wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) [from H2449]

How many times is chakam (חָכָם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 133 linked usages for Strong's H2450 across 18 books.

Where can I study chakam (חָכָם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2450 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chakam (חָכָם)?

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