Aramaic

Verb

חכם • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to be wise

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈχam/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ħɑːˈxɑːm/

Adjective

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

1. wise, smart

Noun

חָכָם • ‎(khakhám) m ‎(plural indefinite חֲכָמִים)

1. wise man, sage
2. rabbi

Derived terms

• תַּלְמִיד חָכָם ‎(talmíd khakhám)
• חז״ל ‎(khaza"l)

Descendants

• Arabic: حَاخَام ‎(ḥāḵām)
• Yiddish: חכם ‎(khokhem)

Verb

חָכַם • ‎(khakhám) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to become wise, to learn

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם.

Noun

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

1. wise man
2. (sarcastic) wise guy

Related terms

• חכמה ‎(khokhme)
• תּלמיד־חכם ‎(talmed-khokhem)
• חז״ל ‎(khazal)