noun
Meaning 1
A wise man or scholar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Standard Lemma guide
hakham
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noun
Meaning 2
A Sephardic rabbi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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noun
Meaning 3
a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: title, title of respect, form of address, sage
History
Etymology
From Hebrew חָכָם.