חׇכְמוֹת

chchmot · wisdom

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2454 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

chchmot (חׇכְמוֹת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wisdom”.

A poetic plural form of the usual word for "wisdom"; the plural gives it force: "great wisdom".

How to say it

chchmot

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. Wisdom pictured as a woman calling to everyone.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

  • Wisdom ×4
  • wise woman ×1

Where it appears

  • Psalms 49:3

    My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

  • Proverbs 1:20

    Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the squares she raises her voice.

  • Proverbs 9:1

    Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her pillars, seven.

  • Proverbs 14:1

    The wise woman builds her house, but folly with her hands tears it down.

  • Proverbs 24:7

    Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.