The wise
men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the
LORD; and what wisdom
is in them?
The * || wiſe men are aſhamed, they are diſmayed and taken; loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, and || what wiſedome is in them?
בּוּשׁ , verb, bush — to be ashamed (value 308)
H954,
בּוּשׁ bûwsh, boosh; a primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed:—(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed
(Qal)
to feel shame
to be ashamed, disconcerted, disappointed (by reason of)
(Piel) to delay (in shame)
(Hiphil)
to put to shame
to act shamefully
to be ashamed
(Hithpolel) to be ashamed before one another
Used in 104 Verses, 16 Books 112  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
חָכָם , adjective, hakham — wise (value 68)
H2450,
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).wise, wise (man)
skilful (in technical work)
wise (in administration)
shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
learned, shrewd (class of men)
prudent
wise (ethically and religiously)
Used in 133 Verses, 18 Books 136  Occurrence Count
חׇכְמָה , feminine noun, hokhma — wisdom (value 73)
H2451,
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.wisdom
skill (in war)
wisdom (in administration)
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
wisdom (ethical and religious)
Used in 141 Verses, 14 Books 149  Occurrence Count
חָתַת , verb, hatat — to be shattered or dismayed (value 808)
H2865,
חָתַת châthath, khaw-thath'; a primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear:—abolish, affright, be (make) afraid, amaze, beat down, discourage, (cause to) dismay, go down, scare, terrify.to be shattered, be dismayed, be broken, be abolished, be afraid
(Qal)
to be shattered, be broken
to be dismayed
(Niphal) to be broken, be dismayed
(Piel) to be shattered, be dismayed, be scared
(Hiphil)
to cause to be dismayed
to dismay, terrify
to shatter
Used in 45 Verses, 13 Books 51  Occurrence Count
יָבֵשׁ , verb, yaveysh — to be dry, dried up, or withered (value 312)
H3001,
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
(Qal)
to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
to be dried up
(Piel) to make dry, dry up
(Hiphil)
to dry up, make dry
to dry up (water)
to make dry, wither
to exhibit dryness
Used in 62 Verses, 17 Books 71  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
לָכַד , verb, lakhad — to capture, seize, take (value 54)
H3920,
לָכַד lâkad, law-kad'; a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere:—× at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.to capture, take, seize
(Qal)
to capture, seize
to capture (of men) (fig.)
to take (by lot)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
(Hithpael) to grasp each other
Used in 112 Verses, 22 Books 121  Occurrence Count
מָאַס , verb, maʾas — to reject (value 101)
H3988,
מָאַס mâʼaç, maw-as'; a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear:—abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, × utterly, vile person.to reject, despise, refuse
(Qal)
to reject, refuse
to despise
(Niphal) to be rejected
(Niphal) to flow, run
Used in 69 Verses, 14 Books 73  Occurrence Count
מָה , indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, ma — what? how? anything (value 45)
H4100,
מָה mâh, maw; or מַה mah; or מָ mâ; or מַ ma; also מֶה meh; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses:—how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.interrogative pronoun
what, how, of what kind
(interrogative)
what?
of what kind
what? (rhetorical)
whatsoever, whatever, what
(adverb)
how, how now
why
how! (exclamation)
(with preposition)
wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?
because of what?
the like of what?
how much?, how many?, how often?
for how long?
for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?
until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?
indefinite pronoun
anything, aught, what may
Used in 650 Verses, 37 Books 744  Occurrence Count
| Jeremiah 8:9Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ חֲכָמִ֔ים חַ֖תּוּ וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ הִנֵּ֤ה בִדְבַר־יְהוָה֙ מָאָ֔סוּ וְחָכְמַֽת־מֶ֖ה לָהֶֽם׃ ס |
| Verse #19163 (Ch. #753) — 11 words, 44 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The wise |
H2450hakham |
חָכָם |
68 |
| men are ashamed, |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| they are dismayed |
H2865hatat |
חָתַת |
808 |
| and taken: |
H3920lakhad |
לָכַד |
54 |
| lo, they have rejected |
H3988maʾas |
מָאַס |
101 |
| the word |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| of the LORD; |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| and what wisdom is in them? |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
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