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Ecclesiastes 7:7

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H3588 Surely כי

H6233 oppression העשׁק

H1984 mad יהולל

H2450 maketh a wise man חכם

H6 destroyeth ויאבד

H853 את

H3820 the heart לב

H4979 and a gift מתנה׃

H3588 Surely

H6233 oppression

maketh

wise

H2450 man

H1984 mad

and

H4979 gift

H6 destroyeth

the

H3820 heart

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.