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hakham

American

[khah-khahm, haw-khuhm] / xɑˈxɑm, ˈhɔ xəm /

Or hakam

noun

Hebrew.

a wise and learned person; sage.
(among Sephardic Jews) a title given to a rabbi.

Etymology

Origin of hakham

ḥākhām literally, wise

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