*ḥVkVm-: 'to be wise, wisdom'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥakama 'to judge, be wise' (BK 1, 470); ḥakīm- 'knowing, wise' (Lane 618)	BK 1, 470; Lane 618
Akkadian	ḫakāmu (CAD Ḫ, 33)	CAD Ḫ, 33	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	ḥkm (DULAT 353)	DULAT 353	gloss withheld
Phoenician	ḥkmt (Krahmalkov 183)	Krahmalkov 183	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ḥākām (HALOT 314)	HALOT 314	gloss withheld
Amorite	ḥkm: jaḥkum, ḥakamum, ḥakamatum (Gelb AS 21, 20); ḥakīmānu (Buck 2019, 327); ḥ-k-m: ia-aḫ-ku-mu-um; ḥakam: ḫa-ka-ma-a-ia, ḫa-ka-ma-tum (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 235)	Gelb AS 21 20; Buck 2019, 327; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 235	gloss withheld
Aramaic	Pal. ḥkm		gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ḥkam (Payne Smith 141); ḥekmᵉtā (HALOT 314)	Payne Smith 141; HALOT 314	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	ḥakkīm (HALOT 314)	HALOT 314	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	hkwm; hukumta (HALOT 313, 314)	HALOT 313, 314	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ḥukmetaʾ (T 104)	T 104

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Updated 22 October 2026