H2451. chokmah

חָכְמה‎ noun feminine wisdom, ׳ח‎ Exodus 28:3 106t.; construct חָכְמַת‎ 35:35 15t.; suffix חָכְמָתִי‎ Ecclesiastes 2:9, etc. + 25 t. suffix; plural abstract emphatic חָכְמוֺת‎ Psalm 49:4; Proverbs 1:20; 9:1; 24:7; חַכְמוֺת‎ 14:1 (in correctly pointed as adjective construct f.; read חָכְמוֺת‎ De); —

1 skill in war Isaiah 10:13; in technical work Exodus 28:3; 31:3, 6; 35:26, 31, 35; 36:1-2,(P), compare 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Chronicles 28:21; of sailors Psalm 107:27.

2 wisdom, in administration Deuteronomy 34:9; Isaiah 29:14; Jeremiah 49:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:20; of prince of Tyre Ezekiel 28:4-5, 7, 12; 29:12, 17; Solomon's wisdom included this with other forms of cleverness and shrewdness 1 Kings 2:6; 3:28; 5:9; 5:10; 5:14 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 5:26; 10:4, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24 2 Chronicles 9:3; 9:5; 9:6; 9:7; 9:22; 9:23, 1 Kings 11:41; 2 Chronicles 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; the Messiah is to have וּבִינָה חָכְמָה רוּחַ‎ Isaiah 11:2.

3 shrewdness, wisdom, 2 Samuel 20:22; 1 Kings 5:10 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 9:22; withheld by God from the ostrich Job 39:17; of magicians and prophets Isaiah 47:10; Daniel 1:4, 17, 20.

4 wisdom, prudence in religious affairs Deuteronomy 4:6; Psalm 37:30; 51:8; 90:12; Proverbs 10:31; Isaiah 33:6; Jeremiah 8:9

5 wisdom, ethical and religious:

a. of God, as a divine attribute or energy; his wisdom is in the skies Job 38:36; by it he numbers the clouds 38:37; founded the earth Proverbs 3:19; and made all things Jeremiah 10:12 = 51:15, Psalm 104:24; it is with him Job 12:13; not to be found by the most persevering human search 28:12, 20; he alone knows it 28:23; gives it Proverbs 2:6; and shows its secrets Job 11:6.

b. the divine wisdom is personified: she was begotten before all things to be the architect and counsellor of God in the creation (Proverbs 8:22-31); she builds a palace and spreads a feast for those who will receive her instruction 9:1 (compare 9:2-5); she teaches in public 1:20; 8:1, 5, 11, 12 (see context); gives her pupils the divine spirit 1:23; by her discipline simple become wise, rulers rule wisely, and those seeking her are richly rewarded 8:14 (compare 8:1-21).

c. of man: to get wisdom is principal thing Proverbs 4:7 (twice in verse); its fundamental principle is to fear God Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 15:33; Job 28:18 ("" בִּינָה מֵרַע סוּר‎); and know ׳י‎, the All Holy Proverbs 9:10; 30:3; it is of inestimable worth Job 28:18; Proverbs 8:11; 16:16; 17:16; 23:23; 24:7; beyond the reach of scorners 14:6; God giveth it to the good Ecclesiastes 2:26; men are to incline the ear Proverbs 2:2; attend unto wisdom 5:1; seek Ecclesiastes 7:25; know Proverbs 24:14; Ecclesiastes 1:17; 8:16; behold 2:12; 9:13; get her Proverbs 4:5, 7; treat her as sister 7:4; happy the man who finds her 3:13; he who has wisdom is תְּבוּנָה אִישׁ‎ 10:23; נָבוֺן‎ 10:13; 14:33; מֵבִין‎ 17:24; compare also Psalm 49:4; Job 4:21; 12:2, 12; 13:5; 15:8; 26:3; 32:7, 13; 33:33; Proverbs 1:2, 7; 2:10; 4:11; 11:2; 13:10; 14:1, 8; 18:4; 21:30; 24:3; 28:26; 29:3, 15; 31:26; Ecclesiastes 1:13, 16 (twice in verse); 1:18; 2:3, 9, 13, 21; 7:10-11, 12, 19, 23; 8:1; 9:10, 15, 16 (twice in verse); 9:18; 10:1, 10 — on solomon's wisdom see above