חֲכָמָה

חֲכָמָהf. 1) fem. of חָכָם. Y.Shek.V, 48d top הרי זו ח׳ that is a wise court; Snh.17b שלישית ח׳ a Sanhedrin containing three orators is a wise one. 2) female physician, midwife. R. Hash. II, 5; Erub.45a ח׳ הבאה לילד a midwife called for assisting at birth. Sabb.XVIII, 3 וקורין לה ח׳וכ׳ and we must call for her a midwife from another place (on the Sabbath); a. fr.