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Proverbs 14:8
“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חׇכְמָהchokmâh · khok-maw'
H2451 · Hebrew
H2451 · Hebrew
- Definition
- wisdom (in a good sense)
- Derivation
- from H2449 (חָכַם);
- KJV renderings
- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- Grammar
- חָכְמַ֣ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 149 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 28:3Exodus 31:3Exodus 31:6Exodus 35:26Exodus 35:31
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חׇכְמָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.