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title: חׇכְמָה — wisdom · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: חׇכְמָה (lemma:חׇכְמָה), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 8 times: wisdom. BDB 1906: n.f. wisdom. With 2 verses in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# חׇכְמָה

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«חׇכְמָה» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **wisdom** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 8 times · **Key:** lemma:חׇכְמָה · **BDB:** חָכְמָה

### Glosses

wisdom (4); (the) (3); to.the.wisdom (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

wisdom [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5c7_5db_5b0_5de_5b8_5d4/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. wisdom [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5c7_5db_5b0_5de_5b8_5d4/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. wisdom;—ח׳ abs. Dn 2:30 +, emph. חָכְמְתָא Dn 2:20 +, cstr. חָכְמֶת 5:11; Ezr 7:25;—wisdom, attrib. of God Dn 2:20; of gods 5:11; of man 2:30; of God imparted to man Ezr 7:25 (practical wisdom), Dn 2:21; = occult knowledge (v. foregoing) imparted to men v 23; 5:11, 14.

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Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «חׇכְמָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1495/lemma_3a_5d7_5c7_5db_5b0_5de_5b8_5d4/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 5:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.14/)

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וְשִׁמְעֵ֣ת עֲלָ֔ךְ דִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ אֱלָהִ֖ין בָּ֑ךְ וְנַהִיר֧וּ וְשָׂכְלְתָנ֛וּ וְחָכְמָ֥ה יַתִּירָ֖ה הִשְׁתְּכַ֥חַת בָּֽךְ׃

*Word for word:* and I.have.heard concerning you (diy).that a.spirit of.gods \[is\].in you and illumination and insight and wisdom extraordinary it.was.found in you

*JPS 1917:* I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and surpassing wisdom is found in thee.

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[Daniel 2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.2.21/)

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וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין וּמְהָקֵ֣ים מַלְכִ֑ין יָהֵ֤ב חָכְמְתָא֙ לְחַכִּימִ֔ין וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א לְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃

*Word for word:* and he \[is\].changing the times and the.appointed times \[he.is\].removing kings and \[he.is\].setting.up kings \[he.is\].giving (the) wisdom to wise.men and (the) understanding to ones.knowing (of).discernment

*JPS 1917:* And He changeth the times and the seasons; He removeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding;

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