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haham|ˈhɑːhəm|
Also hakam; Yiddish chochem |ˈxɔːxəm|, cacham, chacham, -em.
[ad. Heb. ḥāḵām wise, wise man.]
One learned in Jewish law; a wise man, savant; spec. a Jewish rabbi among Sephardic Jews.
1676L. Addison Present State of Jews (ed. 2) xxvi. 216 In the first rank march the Chachams or Priests. 1733tr. B. Picart's Ceremonies & Relig. Customs I. 46 A Man who hath made the Oral Law his principal Study, he is looked upon by the Generality amongst them as a Doctor, and is therefore called Cacham, or Wise Man. 1892I. Zangwill Childr. Ghetto II. xix. 103 The Gemorah says ve muz be vise, chocham. 1894― King of Schnorrers 106 The Haham himself, the Sage or Chief Rabbi of the [Sephardic] congregation. 1901Daily Chron. 23 Nov. 3/2 The vice-presidents include{ddd}Mrs. Gaster, wife of the Haham—the spiritual head of the Spanish and Portuguese [Jewish] congregation. 1960Jewish Chron. 8 Apr. 16/1 The Haham or such other person as may for the time being constitute the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of Great Britain. 1967D. T. Kauffman Dict. Relig. Terms 221/2 Hakam, wise one. Chief rabbi in sephardim communities, and among Palestinian Jews in talmudic times. 1968L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 63 A proud young chachem told his grandmother that he was going to become a doctor of philosophy. 1973Jewish Chron. 18 May 8/3 The memorial service was organised by the Haham. |