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wise, prudent; wise men, sages; skilled, expert craftsman; wise women
1. wise, prudent — Describes a person possessing wisdom, discernment, or prudence as a moral-intellectual quality; the basic adjectival sense of the word used attributively or predicatively. 84×
AR["الْحَكِيمُ","حَكيم","حَكيمٌ","حَكيمَةً","حَكيمُ","حَكِيمًا","حَكِيمٌ","حَكِيمٍ","حَكِيمَةٌ","حُكَماءَ"]·ben["জ্ঞানী","পুত্র","হৃদয়"]·DE["ist-weise","weise","wurde-weise"]·EN["a-wise-one","is-wise","skilled","the-wise-man","wise","wise-of"]·FR["[חכם]","est-sage","sage"]·heb["חכם","חכמה","חכמים"]·HI["-बुद्धिमान","चतुर","बुद्धिमान","लोग"]·ID["-ahli","Bijak","ahli","bijak","bijaksana","orang-bijak"]·IT["saggio","è-saggio"]·jav["ingkang-wicaksana","tiyang-wicaksana","wicaksana"]·KO["지혜-로운-자-는","지혜로운","지혜로운-자","지혜로운-자를","지혜롭습니다"]·PT["Sábio","o-sábio","sábia","sábio","sábios","é-sábio"]·RU["-мудрый","мудр","мудрая","мудрого","мудрое","мудрую","мудрый","мудрых","умелец"]·ES["Sabio","es-sabio","sabia","sabio","sabios"]·SW["hekima","lenye-hekima","mwenye","mwenye-hekima","na-wa-ufahamu","watu","wenye-hekima","wewe"]·TR["akıllı","bilge","hikmetli-olan","usta"]·urd["حکمتمند","حکیم","دانا","دانا-ہو","دانشمند","عقلمند","ماہر"]
Deut 1:13, Deut 1:15, Deut 4:6, Deut 32:6, 2 Sam 13:3, 2 Sam 14:2, 2 Sam 14:20, 2 Sam 20:16, 1 Kgs 2:9, 1 Kgs 3:12, 1 Kgs 5:7, 1 Chr 22:15 (+38 more)
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Senses
2. wise men, sages — Used substantively to denote a recognized social class of wise men, sages, or counselors — often royal advisors, elders, or a professional class in ancient Near Eastern courts. 48×
AR["الحُكَماءَ","الحُكَمَاءِ","الْحُكَماءِ","الْحُكَمَاءُ","الْحُكَمَاءِ","حَكَمِيم","حُكَماء","حُكَماءَ","حُكَمَاءُ","يا-حُكَماءُ"]·ben["জ্ঞানীগণ","জ্ঞানীদের","জ্ঞানীরা"]·DE["Weise","weise","weise-die"]·EN["the-wise","wise","wise-men","wise-ones"]·FR["sage","sage-ones"]·heb["חכמים"]·HI["बुद्धिमान","बुद्धिमानो","बुद्धिमानों-का","बुद्धिमानों-की","बुद्धिमानों-के","बुद्धिमानों-को","बुद्धिमानों-ने"]·ID["Orang-orang-bijak","orang-orang bijaksana","orang-orang-bijak"]·IT["saggio","saggio-quelli"]·jav["salajengipun","tiyang-tiyang-ingkang-wicaksana","tiyang-wicaksana"]·KO["지혜-로운-자-들-의","지혜로운-자-들-과","지혜로운-자-들-은","지혜로운-자-들-의","지혜로운-자-들-이","지혜로운-자들","지혜로운-자들-의","지혜로운-자들-이","지혜로운-자들아","지혜로운-자들을","지혜로운-자들의","지혜로운-자들이","지혜자들-의"]·PT["Sábios","sabios","sábios"]·RU["мудрецов","мудрецы","мудрые","мудрым","мудрыми","мудрых"]·ES["a-sabios","sabios"]·SW["wenye-hekima"]·TR["bilgeler","bilgelere","bilgeleri","bilgelerin","hikmetlilerin"]·urd["حکیم-لوگ","حکیمو","حکیموں-کی","دانا","داناؤں-نے","داناؤں-کا","داناؤں-کو","داناؤں-کی","داناؤں-کے","دانشمند","دانشمندوں-کا","دانشمندوں-کی"]
3. skilled, expert craftsman — Denotes technical skill or artisanal expertise rather than moral wisdom; used of craftsmen, artisans, and those possessing professional know-how (e.g., Exodus tabernacle workers, skilled tradespeople). 3×
AR["الْحُكَمَاءِ","حُكَمَائِكَ","وَ-حُكَمَاءِ"]·ben["আর-জ্ঞানীদের","জ্ঞানীদের","তোমার-জ্ঞানীদের"]·DE["und-weise","weise"]·EN["and-skilled-ones-of","the-skilled-ones","your-skilled-ones"]·FR["[החכמים]","[וחכמי]","[חכמיך]"]·heb["ה-חכם","ו-חכם","חכם-ך"]·HI["और-बुद्धिमानों","तेरे-बुद्धिमानों","बुद्धिमानों"]·ID["ahli-ahli","ahli-ahlimu","dan-ahli-ahli"]·IT["e-saggio","saggio"]·jav["lan-para-tiyang-wicaksana","para-tiyang-wicaksana","para-tiyang-wicaksana-sampéyan"]·KO["그-장인들","그리고-장인들의","당신-의-장인들"]·PT["e-sábios-de","os-sábios","teus-sábios"]·RU["и-мудрецами","мудрецами","мудрецами-твоими"]·ES["los-sabios","tus-sabios","y-los-sabios-de"]·SW["mafundi","mafundi-wako","na-mafundi"]·TR["ustalarla","ustalarınla","ve-ustalarıyla"]·urd["اور-داناؤں","تیرے-داناؤں-کے","ماہروں-کے"]
4. wise women — Feminine substantive use referring to wise or skillful women as a recognized class, including professional mourning women (Jeremiah 9:16) and women known for counsel (Judges 5:29). 2×
AR["الحَكِيمَاتِ","حَكيماتُ"]·ben["জ্ঞানী-নারীদের","জ্ঞানীরা"]·DE["-der-wisest-von","weise"]·EN["-the-wisest-of","the-skillful-women"]·FR["-le-wisest-de","sage"]·heb["ה-חכמות","חכמות"]·HI["बुद्धिमान","बुद्धिमान-स्त्रियों-के"]·ID["Yang-bijaksana","perempuan-perempuan-bijak"]·IT["-il-wisest-di","saggio"]·jav["Wicaksana","para-wanita-wicaksana"]·KO["지혜로운-여인들을","지혜로운-자들-이"]·PT["As-sábias-de","as-sábias"]·RU["Мудрейшие","искусным"]·ES["Las-sabias-de","las-sabias"]·SW["wanawake-wenye-hekima","wenye-hekima"]·TR["bilge","bilge-kadınlara"]·urd["دانا-عورتوں-کے","عقلمند"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חָכָם adj. wise, ח׳ Dt 4:6 + 67 times; cstr. חֲכַם Is 3:3 + 9 times; pl. חֲכָמִים Dt 1:13 + 39 times; cstr. חַכְמֵי Ex 28:3 + 4 times; sf. חֲכָמֶיךָ Is 19:12 etc. + 8 times; f. חֲכָמָה 2 S 14:2; 20:16; cstr. חַכְמַת Ex 35:25; pl. חֲכָמוֹת Je 9:16; cstr. חַכְמוֹת Ju 5:29 Pr 14:1 (but read חָכְמוֹת De);— 1. skilful in technical work; artificers Is 3:3; sailors Ez 27:8, so (prob.) v 9; mourning…