חַכִּים
chak.kim (H2445)
wise
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# H2445: חַכִּים (chakkîm) — "Wise" The Hebrew term חַכִּים (chakkîm) denotes wisdom or wise persons, appearing fourteen times throughout the biblical text. As a substantive form, it typically refers to those who possess wisdom or practical understanding, marking them as distinct individuals within their communities. The word's repeated inclusion in scripture suggests that the concept of wisdom and those who embody it held substantial religious and social importance in ancient Hebrew culture. The fourteen occurrences of this term across the biblical corpus indicate that wisdom was not a marginal concern but rather a central value in Hebrew thought. The consistent use of a dedicated word for "the wise" suggests a recognized social category—people distinguished by their knowledge, judgment, or understanding. This textual frequency underscores that biblical writers considered wisdom a matter worthy of regular discussion and emphasis, whether in wisdom literature, historical narratives, or prophetic contexts where wise individuals appear as significant actors. Without access to the specific contexts of each occurrence, the data confirms only that חַכִּים functioned as a standard term for designating wise persons or wisdom itself in biblical Hebrew, serving as a recognizable category that readers would have understood. The moderate frequency of use reflects its importance as a theological and practical concept in the Hebrew scriptural tradition.
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Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.
Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”
Daniel answered before the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded can’t be shown to the king by wise men, enchanters, magicians, or soothsayers;
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
“This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen; and you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Then all the king’s wise men came in; but they could not read the writing, and couldn’t make known to the king the interpretation.
Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me its interpretation; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.