# \*ḥVkVm-: 'to be wise, wisdom'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVkVm-, 'to be wise, wisdom': reflexes in 11 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVkVm- |
| Meaning | 'to be wise, wisdom' |
| Basis | SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3158 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

- [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>)

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