חכם

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Aramaic

Verb

חכם • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be wise

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־כ־ם (kh-k-m)
4 terms

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־)

  1. wise man, sage
  2. rabbi

Derived terms

Descendants

Verb

חָכַם • (khakhám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be wise, become wise, learn

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָכַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לחכום / לַחְכֹּם
action noun —
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָכַמְתִּי חָכַמְנוּ
second חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתְּ חֲכַמְתֶּם1 חֲכַמְתֶּן1
third חָכַם חָכְמָה חָכְמוּ
present חָכָם חֲכָמָה חֲכָמִים חֲכָמוֹת
future first אֶחְכַּם נֶחְכַּם
second תֶּחְכַּם תֶּחְכְּמִי תֶּחְכְּמוּ תֶּחְכַּמְנָה2
third יֶחְכַּם תֶּחְכַּם יֶחְכְּמוּ תֶּחְכַּמְנָה2
imperative חֲכַם חִכְמִי חִכְמוּ חֲכַמְנָה2

1 Pronounced חָכַמְתֶּם and חָכַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם.

Noun

חכם m (Latin spelling haham, plural חכמים)

  1. (Judaism) rabbi, sage

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם (khakhám).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. wise man
  2. (sarcastic) wise guy

Descendants

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