What does חׇכְמָה · σοφία mean in the Bible?
חׇכְמָה · σοφία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "skillful understanding or divine wisdom".
Hebrew · H2451, G4678
חָכְמָה
Wisdom (in a good sense) · wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
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חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom (in a good sense)
Pronunciation ḥokmāh
Practical skill and moral discernment combined; divine attribute enabling right judgment and skillful living in covenant faithfulness
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σοφία G4678 wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)
Pronunciation sophía
Divine wisdom versus human wisdom: primary absolute knowledge versus practical worldly intelligence.
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What does חָכְמָה (chokmah) mean in the Bible?
חׇכְמָה · σοφία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "skillful understanding or divine wisdom".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2451, G4678?
H2451, G4678 is connected to 149 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. skillful understanding or divine wisdom
Strong's H2451, G4678
Lexical occurrences 149 verses Source Gloss
skillful understanding or divine wisdom
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָכְמָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain