חכם

Aramaic

Verb

חכם • (transliteration needed)

1. to be wise

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־כ־ם (kh-k-m)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χaˈχam/
• IPA^(key): /ħɑːˈxɑːm/
• Rhymes: -am

Adjective

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

1. wise, smart

Derived terms

• חָכְמוֹלוֹג (ḥachmológ)

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)
• Ladino: haham
• Turkish: haham
• Yiddish: חכם (khokhem)

Verb

חָכַם • (khakhám) third-singular masculine past (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
notes		Pronounced חָכַמְתֶּם and חָכַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חכם.

Noun

1. (Judaism) rabbi, sage

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)