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ha⋅kham

  [Seph. khah-khahm; Ashk. haw-khuhm]
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–noun Hebrew.
1. a wise and learned person; sage.
2. (among Sephardic Jews) a title given to a rabbi.
Also, ha⋅kam.

Origin:
ḥākhām lit., wise
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hakham

noun
a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man 
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