חכם

Aramaic

Verb

חכם (transliteration needed)

  1. to be wise

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־כ־ם

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

Pronunciation

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

Descendants

Verb

חָכַם (khakhám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be wise, become wise, learn

Conjugation


Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם.

Noun

חכם (khokhem) m, plural חכמים (khakhomem)

  1. wise man
  2. (sarcastic) wise guy
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