Strong's H2449 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָכַם (châkam)

Pronunciation: khaw-kam'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root,

Definition: to be wise (in mind, word or act)

KJV Renderings: [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.

Senses

1. to be wise
1. (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely
2. (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct
3. (Pual) to be made wise
4. (Hiphil) to make wise
5. (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.