חָכַם (ḥākam) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be wise. It appears
28 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2449).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 647)
Range of meaning (TWOT 647)be wise; be, become wise, act wisely; make wise, teach wisdom; made wise; making wise the simple; shrewdly, toward it, make or shew thyself wise; deal wisely, make wiser
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָכַםverb: be wise
Qalbe or become wise, act wisely
Pielmake wise, teach wisdom
Pualmade wise, intensive
Hiphilmaking wise the simple
Hithpaelmake or shew thyself wise
Strong's H2449חָכַם: to be wise (in mind, word or act) KJV:× exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.