חכם

Aramaic

Verb

חכם • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be wise

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־כ־ם (ḥ-k-m)

Compare Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm), Aramaic חַכִּים (ḥakkīm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

חָכָם • (khakhám) (feminine חֲכָמָה, masculine plural חֲכָמִים, feminine plural חֲכָמוֹת)

  1. wise, smart

Derived terms

Noun

חָכָם • (khakhám) m (plural indefinite חֲכָמִים, singular construct חֲכַם־, plural construct חַכְמֵי־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. wise man, sage
  2. rabbi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Arabic: حَاخَام (ḥāḵām)
  • Ladino: haham
  • Ottoman Turkish: خاخام
    • Turkish: haham
    • Armenian: խախամ (xaxam)
    • Romanian: haham
  • Persian: خاخام (xâxâm)
  • Yiddish: חכם (khokhem)

Verb

חָכַם • (khakhám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to be wise, become wise, learn

Conjugation

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם.

Noun

חכם m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling haham, plural חכמים)

  1. (Judaism) rabbi, sage

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם (khakhám).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχɔχəm/

Noun

חכם • (khokhem) m, plural חכמים (khakhomem)

  1. wise man
  2. (sarcastic) wise guy

Descendants

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