Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חכם

pattern KATAL

חָכָם chacham
חֲכָמָה chachama

wise, smart

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חָכָם chacham
חֲכָמָה chachama
חֲכָמִים chachamim
חֲכָמוֹת chachamot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – kotla pattern, feminine חוֹכְמָה wisdom
  • Noun – katal pattern, masculine חָכָם wise person; rabbi, sage (in Oriental Jews communities)
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְכּוֹם to become wiser
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַחְכִּים to become wiser, to learn; to impart wisdom
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַכֵּם to pretend to be wise
  • Adjective – mekuttal pattern מְתוּחְכָּם sophisticated