Wisdom
חׇכְמָהStrong’s H2451chokhmah (chokh-mah)
Appears in 145 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chokhmah is the Hebrew word usually translated “wisdom”, “wisdom of” and “wisdom your”. It appears in 145 verses of the Old Testament.
“Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.”
Meaning
- Wisdomskill (in war) · wisdom (in administration) · shrewdness, wisdom · wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) · wisdom (ethical and religious)
How it's translated
- wisdom 79
- wisdom of 11
- wisdom your 9
- and wisdom 6
- with wisdom 5
- by wisdom 5
- with skill 4
- skill 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 41
- Ecclesiastes 25
- Job 18
- 1 Kings 14
- 2 Chronicles 9
- Exodus 8
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 1:17In contextAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
- Daniel 1:20In contextAnd in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
- Exodus 28:3And 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 31:3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus 31:6And 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 35:26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair.
All 145 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חׇכְמָה chokhmah · wisdom
1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wisdom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WISDOM, noun
s as z. [G. See Wise.]
- The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ends, and of the best means to accomplish them.
- In Scripture, human learning; erudition; knowledge of arts and sciences.“Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians” Acts 7:22
- Quickness of intellect; readiness of apprehension; dexterity in execution; as the wisdom of Bezaleel and Aholiab. Exodus 31:3
- Natural instinct and sagacity. Job 39:17
All definitions
- In Scripture theology, wisdom is true religion; godliness; piety; the knowledge and fear of God, and sincere and uniform obedience to his commands. Psalms 90:12Job 28:12
- Profitable words or doctrine. Psalms 37:30
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.