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hakham

hakham noun: a wise man or scholar.

Noun

hakham (plural hakhams or hakhamim)

  1. (Judaism) A wise man or scholar.
  2. (Judaism) A Sephardic rabbi.

Forms of hakham

pluralhakhams
pluralhakhamim

Origin of hakham

From Hebrew חָכָם.

Questions about hakham

What does hakham mean?
Hakham means a wise man or scholar.
What part of speech is hakham?
Hakham is a noun.
What is the plural of hakham?
The plural of hakham is hakhams.

Words near hakham in the dictionary

  1. haketon
  2. haketons
  3. Hakewill
  4. Hakewills
  5. Hakha
  6. hakham
  7. Hakhamanesh
  8. Hakhamaneshi
  9. Hakhamanish
  10. Hakhamanishi
  11. hakhamim

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