SINCE 1828
hakam
noun
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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