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Ecclesiastes 7:5

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H2896 It is better טוב

H8085 to hear לשׁמע

H1606 the rebuke גערת

H2450 of the wise חכם

H376 מאישׁ

H8085 to hear שׁמע

H7892 the song שׁיר

H3684 of fools כסילים׃

H2896 better

H8085 hear

the

H1606 rebuke

the

H2450 wise

than

for

H4480 man

H8085 hear

the

H7892 song

H3684 fools

Strongs: H2450

Hebrew: חָכָם

Transliteration: châkâm

Pronunciation: khaw-kawm'

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: cunning ({man}) {subtil} ({[un-]}) wise ({[hearted]} man).

Definition:

BDB Strongs

{wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful)

1. wise, wise (man)

a. skilful (in technical work)

b. wise (in administration)

c. shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle

d. learned, shrewd (class of men)

e. prudent

f. wise (ethically and religiously)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.