Definition of hakam
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
