חַכִּים
chak.kim
“wise”
Definition
wise, i.e. a Magian
(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H2449 (חָכַם);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
חַכִּים appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.
He changes the times and seasons;He removes kings and establishes them.He gives wisdom to the wiseand knowledge to the discerning.
Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.