Chokmah — Wisdom
Skill for living — the same word describes the craftsmen of the tabernacle and the sage of Proverbs.
Pronunciation: khok-maw'
Hebrew · Strong's H2451 · 141 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV translations: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Chokmah in the Bible — example verses
“And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”Exodus 28:3 (KJV)
“And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,”Exodus 31:3 (KJV)
“And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;”Exodus 31:6 (KJV)
“And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.”Exodus 35:26 (KJV)
“And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;”Exodus 35:31 (KJV)
“Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.”Exodus 35:35 (KJV)
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”Exodus 36:1 (KJV)
“And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:”Exodus 36:2 (KJV)
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