noun
a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man
• Topics: ↑Hebrew
• Hypernyms: ↑title, ↑title of respect, ↑form of address, ↑sage
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Seph. /khah khahm"/; Ashk. /haw"kheuhm/, n. Hebrew.
1. a wise and learned person; sage.
2. (among Sephardic Jews) a title given to a rabbi.
Also, hakam.
[hakham lit., wise]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.