- חכמה
- חָכְמָהf. (b. h.; חָכַם) wisdom, learning, art. Ber.17a תכלית ח׳וכ׳ the perfection of wisdom is repentance and good deeds. Ib. 33a ברכת ח׳ the benediction of wisdom (the fourth of the Prayer of Benedictions). Gen. R. s. 17 חָכְמָתוֹ מרובהוכ׳ his (Adams) wisdom is greater than yours. R. Hash. 29b שהיא ח׳ ואינה מלאכה it is an art and not a labor; a. v. fr.לשון ח׳ enigmatical speech. Erub.53b.חָכְמַת יונית, v. יְוָנִי.
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.