hakham

Noun

Meaning

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

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Examples

Five years later, in 1680, he was brought to London to succeed Joshua da Silva as Hakham of London where he served for 15 years as the hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in London. Source: Internet

In 1655 he was appointed hakham of that city. Source: Internet

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