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Chakam
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. חָכָם, a wise man), the name given in some countries to the chief or presiding rabbi among the modern Jews, who holds a spiritual and, to some extent, civil authority over a country or large district. The term is usually applied to the chief rabbi among the Spanish or Portuguese Jews.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chakam'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/chakam.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chakam'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/chakam.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
