ha·kam
variants:
or haham \
ḵäˈḵäm
\
or less commonly chochem \
ˈḵȯḵəm
\
plural hakamim or hahamim also chachamim or chachomim\
ˌḵäḵäˈmēm
\
Definition of hakam
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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