chakim · wise man

What it means

chakim (חַכִּים) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “wise man”.

(Aramaic): one of the learned men of the king's court who interpreted dreams and signs.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The counselors of Babylon who interpreted dreams.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• wise men ×13
• wise ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Daniel 2:12

  Because of this the king became angry and was furious very much, and he said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 2:13

  And the law went out, and the wise men were being killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.

• Daniel 2:14

  Then Daniel replied with counsel and prudence to Arioch, the chief of the guard of the king, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 2:18

  and told them to ask for compassion from before the Elah of the heavens concerning this mystery, so that they would not destroy Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 2:21

  And he changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.

• Daniel 2:24

  Because of this Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and the interpretation to the king I will declare.”

• Daniel 2:27

  Daniel answered before the king and said, “The mystery that the king asks, no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or diviners are able to declare to the king.

• Daniel 2:48

  Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over all the province of Babylon and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon.

• Daniel 4:6

  And from me a decree was made to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

• Daniel 4:18

  This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

• Daniel 5:7

  The king called out with strength to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who reads this writing and declares to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold will be on his neck, and as third in the kingdom he will rule.”

• Daniel 5:8

  Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they were not able to read the writing or make known its interpretation to the king.

• Daniel 5:15

  And now the wise men, the enchanters, were brought in before me that they might read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they were not able to declare the interpretation of the matter.

And 1 more times.