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)
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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
1from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way
- Compare Aggadah (def. 1)
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