Lexicon
חׇכְמוֹת
chokh.mot
H2454
H:N-F Hebrew

wisdom

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chokh.mot denotes insight shown building, speaking publicly, and standing beyond a fool's reach.

The attested use presents insight as an active, personified figure that builds and speaks, and as a quality possessed by women or inaccessible to a fool; Psalm 49:4 contains the form, but the translation does not isolate its contribution.

Senses in use

  1. Insight portrayed in action and possession · dominant

    The plural absolute form is the acting subject in Proverbs 1:20, where the APB renders the clause "Wisdom sings in the street," and in Proverbs 9:1, where it renders "Wisdom has built her house." In Proverbs 24:7 the APB presents it as too high for a fool, while Proverbs 14:1 tags the construct form as an adjective and renders the women's wisdom as building her house.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "Wisdom" in Proverbs 1:20, Proverbs 9:1, and Proverbs 24:7, and "wisdom" in Proverbs 14:1. In Psalm 49:4 it renders the verse with "proverb" and "riddle," so the form's specific contribution is not isolated by the translation.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture