Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) means wise guy in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wise guy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khakham balayla.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם המנסה להוציא מפיו דברי חוכמה, אך למעשה מדבר שטויות.
- 2חכם לאחר מעשה.
The word Khakham balayla is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָכָם בַּלַּיְלָה
- Written without vowel points
- חכם בלילה
- Said
- khakham balayla
- Plural
- חֲכָמִים בַּלַּיְלָה
- Feminine form
- חָכָמָה בַּלַּיְלָה
- Inflections
- נ' חָכָמָה בַּלַּיְלָה, ר' חֲכָמִים בַּלַּיְלָה
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Khakham balayla is said in other languages.
- English
- wise guy
These words mean nearly the same as Khakham balayla.
- חוכמולוגknow-it-all
- מתחכם
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These words mean the opposite of Khakham balayla.
- חכם
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These words come before and after Khakham balayla in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khakham balayla.
What does Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) mean in Hebrew?
Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) means wise guy. It is said khakham balayla, with the stress on kham.
What is a synonym for Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) are חוכמולוג and מתחכם.
What is the opposite of Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) are חכם.
Is Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khakham balayla (חכם בלילה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲכָמִים בַּלַּיְלָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חכם בלילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.