chak.kim denotes wise persons, especially those summoned in royal settings to interpret mysteries or writings.

The term identifies wise persons, most often a recognized group in Babylon’s royal setting: they are subject to a decree, summoned before the king, and expected to disclose interpretations. It can also refer more generally to those to whom wisdom is given.

1. Wise persons, including royal interpreters · dominant

   The plural noun identifies a group of persons associated with the Babylonian court. In Daniel 2:12 the APB renders the king’s command to destroy “all the wise men of Babylon”; in Daniel 2:24 Daniel asks that these persons not be destroyed, and in Daniel 5:8 they cannot read the writing or make its interpretation known. Daniel 2:21 also places the plural in the statement that God gives wisdom to the wise.

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In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer clauses, the APB regularly presents the plural group as “wise men,” including “the wise men of Babylon” in Daniel 2:12 and Daniel 5:7. Its wording confirms the verse-level portrayal rather than fixing a separate English equivalent in every occurrence.