חוכמה

Hebrew

Root
ח־כ־ם‎ (ḥ-k-m)

Etymology

Related to Arabic حِكْمَة‎ (ḥikma).

Noun

חוכמה / חָכְמָה • (khokhmá) f (plural indefinite חוכמות \\ חָכְמוֹת‎, singular construct חוכמת / חַכְמַת־‎, plural construct חוכמות / חַכְמוֹת־‎)

wisdom

Usage notes

According to the Academy of the Hebrew language words with a Qamatz Qaṭan or Ḥaṭaf Qamatz should not be spelled with vav (ו‎) when writing unpointed Hebrew text, unless it alternates with a Ḥolam in another form of the word. In informal Hebrew this rule is sometimes ignored since it is hard for speakers to differentiate between words pronounced with /o/ because of a qamatz and the rest.

Synonyms

בִּינָה‎ f (biná)

Related terms

חָכָם‎ (khakhám)

Descendants

→ Yiddish: חכמה‎ (khokhme)
- → Russian: хохма (xoxma)
  - → Armenian: խոխմա (xoxma), խոխմ (xoxm)

References

H2451 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible