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Proverbs 27:11
“My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָכַםchâkam · khaw-kam'
H2449 · Hebrew
H2449 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be wise (in mind, word or act)
- Derivation
- a primitive root,
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
- Grammar
- חֲכַ֣ם — verb Qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 1:10Deuteronomy 32:291 Kings 5:11Job 32:9Job 35:11
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 חָכַם 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.