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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]
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Hakham Bashi — (Ottoman Turkish: حاخامباشی, Turkish: Hahambaşı) is the Turkish name for the Chief Rabbi of the nation s Jewish community. Contents 1 History 2 List of individuals holding the titles of Chief Rabbi in the … Wikipedia
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