חכם

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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 (khakhámm (plural indefinite חֲכָמִים, singular construct חֲכַם־, plural construct חַכְמֵי־)

  1. wise man, sage
  2. rabbi

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Noun

חכם (khokhemm, plural חכמים (khakhomem)

  1. wise man
  2. (sarcastic) wise guy

Related terms

Descendants