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ḥāxām חָכָם ‘wise’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāxam חָכַם ‘be wise’
Roots: חכם

ḥāxām adj
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)

Mentioned in Genesis 41:39, 41:8, 41:33 Exodus 31:6, 36:1, 36:2, 28:3, 36:4, 35:25, 36:8, 35:10, 7:11 Deuteronomy 32:6, 1:15, 4:6, 1:13, 16:19 Judges 5:29 2 Samuel 14:2, 14:20, 13:3, 20:16 1 Kings 3:12, 2:9, 5:21 Isaiah 29:14, 19:11, 31:2, 44:25, 19:12, 40:20, 3:3, 5:21 Jeremiah 9:11, 18:18, 4:22, 10:9, 8:8, 10:7, 9:22, 9:16, 50:35, 8:9, 51:57 Ezekiel 27:9, 27:8, 28:3 Hosea 14:10, 13:13 Obadiah 1:8 Psalms 49:11, 107:43 Proverbs 10:1, 13:1, 15:20, 23:24, 21:20, 9:8, 15:12, 10:8, 10:14, 11:29, 12:15, 14:3, 17:28, 29:9, 14:24, 15:2, 26:5, 20:26, 15:31, 18:15, 22:17, 25:12, 29:11, 16:14, 24:5, 26:12, 28:11, 29:8, 3:7, 24:23, 30:24, 13:20, 12:18, 14:16, 1:5, 1:6, 16:21, 21:22, 15:7, 21:11, 11:30, 13:14, 9:9, 3:35, 16:23, 26:16 Job 15:18, 17:10, 34:2, 9:4, 34:34, 37:24, 15:2, 5:13 Ecclesiastes 7:7, 7:4, 8:1, 8:17, 9:1, 9:15, 2:19, 12:9, 2:14, 12:11, 2:16, 7:5, 4:13, 7:19, 9:11, 10:12, 8:5, 9:17, 6:8, 10:2 Esther 6:13, 1:13 1 Chronicles 22:15 2 Chronicles 2:6, 2:12, 2:13, 2:11

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