hakam
noun
ha·kam
variants
or haham
or less commonly chochem
ḵäˈḵäm
ˈḵȯḵəm
plural hakamim or hahamim also chachamim or chachomim
ˌḵäḵäˈmēm
1
: one learned in Jewish Law : wise man
specifically, plural
: the rabbinical interpreters of biblical law of the first two Christian centuries whose interpretations are recorded in the Mishnah and contemporary works
2
: a title given to a rabbi by the Sephardic Jews
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“Hakam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hakam. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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