*ḥakama, “to be wise”

Old Semitic verb *ḥakama, “to be wise” appears in:

 

Ugaritic

  • ḥakama 𐎈𐎋𐎎, “to be wise”

 

Hebrew

  • ḥāḵam חָכַם, “to become wise”,
  • ḥāḵām חָכָם, “wise man”

 

Arabic

  • ḥakama حَكَمَ, “to adjudicate”,
  • ḥakīm حَكيم, “wise man, Hakeem”
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