The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (924 page)

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f; then the head can be shaved, or the hair cut, and the state of i
r
m is over.
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jj
Bekt
sh Val
(founder of Turkish Derwish order)
:
akham
(Heb., ‘wise’).
Rabbinic
title. Originally the title
akham was used for scholars, especially in early days, who had not received rabbinic
semikhah
. The title fell into oblivion at the end of the First World War.

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