chochmah

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Pronunciations

chochmah (KHOKH-muh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Wisdom.

  • n. A brilliant idea.

  • n. A clever remark.

  • n. (sarcastic) A foolish action.

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Example Sentences

  • "What, he solved it? You know, that guy has real chochma." (Glinert)

  • "Merv comes to me with all these chochmes, but they aren't practical." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH חכמה khokhma 'wisdom' > Y חכמה khokhme

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      hochmeh, chochma, hochma, chokhma, hokhma, chochmo, hochmo, chokhmo, hokhmo, chochme, hochme, chokhme, hokhme, hochmah, chokhmah, hokhmah, chochmoh, hochmoh, chokhmoh, hokhmoh, chochmeh, chokhmeh, hokhmeh

Notes

  • plural: 'khakhamot' or 'khokhmes'

    See also chacham.

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