Halacha

[ hah-law-khuh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khaw ]

noun,plural Ha·la·chas, Hebrew Ha·la·choth, Ha·la·chot, Ha·la·chos [Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khohs]. /Sephardic Hebrew hɑ lɑˈxɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌhɑ lɔˈxoʊs/. (often lowercase)

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Halacha in a sentence

  • When he heard any important decision, he used to look among the treasures of the Halachas in order to confirm or dispute it.

  • The witnesses with regard to the Halachas seem to have been formally examined, and perhaps their evidence was even written down.

  • The Patriarch had once again offended Joshua by his severe manner, and accused him of secret opposition to one of the Halachas.

  • In Asia Minor, likewise, the study of the Halachas was pursued, though the names of its teachers have not been preserved.

  • Akiba, however, facilitated the study of the Halachas by arranging them in groups, and thus assisted the memory.

British Dictionary definitions for Halacha

Halacha

Halaka or Halakha

/ (Hebrew hɑlɑˈxɑː, Yiddish hɑˈloxə) /


noun
    • Jewish religious law

    • a ruling on some specific matter

    • that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics

    • Jewish legal literature in general

Origin of Halacha

1
from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012