חׇכְמָה chokhmah
Hebrew word for “wisdom” · Strong’s H2451 · used 153 times in 145 verses
Meaning
1) wisdom; 1a) skill (in war);
How it is translated
Glosses given for chokhmah in context, with how often each is used:
- wisdom 135
- skill 10
- wisdoms 4
- will be wisdom 1
- like the wisdom 1
- more than the wisdom 1
- more than wisdom 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 42 | 6.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 28 | 9.4 | |
| Job | 18 | 2.2 | |
| 1 Kings | 17 | 1.3 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 9 | 0.7 | |
| Exodus | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Psalms | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
1 Kings 10 (6), 2 Chronicles 9 (6), Ecclesiastes 2 (6), Ecclesiastes 7 (6), Ecclesiastes 9 (5), Ezekiel 28 (5), Job 28 (4), Ecclesiastes 1 (4), Exodus 35 (3), 1 Kings 4 (3)
Forms
- חכמה 74
- בחכמה 15
- חכמת 12
- חכמתך 9
- החכמה 5
- וחכמה 4
- לחכמה 4
- חכמות 4
- בחכמתו 4
- חכמתו 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chokhmah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- תְּבוּנָה tavunah “understanding” 20
- דַּעַת daat “knowledge” 20
- בִּינָה binah “understanding” 16
- לֵב lev “heart” 24
- חָכָם chakham “wise” 12
- בִּין bin “to understand” 12
- שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 13
- יָדַע yada “to know” 16
- סִכְלוּת sikhlut “folly” 6
- שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 15
- יִרְאָה yirah “fear” 7
- טוֹב tov “pleasant” 11
Key verses
The verses using chokhmah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Psalms 104:24 — O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
- Psalms 111:10 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his praise endureth for ever.
- Proverbs 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 2:6 — For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- Proverbs 21:30 — There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
- Isaiah 11:2 — And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the…
- Jeremiah 9:23 — Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
- Jeremiah 10:12 — He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
- Jeremiah 49:7 — Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
- Daniel 1:17 — As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
See all 145 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.