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Halacha
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Ha·la·cha or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah  (hälä-ä, hä-lä, -lô-)
n. Judaism
The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.
[Hebrew hlkâ, rule, tradition, from hlak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots.]
Ha·lakic (h-lkk, -läk) adj.
Halacha, Halaka, Halakha (Hebrew) [hɑlɑˈxɑː (Yiddish) hɑˈloxə]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism)
a.  Jewish religious law
b.  a ruling on some specific matter
2. (Non-Christian Religious Writings / Other Non-Christian Religious Writings)
a.  that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics
b.  Jewish legal literature in general Compare Aggadah [1]
[from Hebrew hǎlākhāh way]
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Noun1.Halacha - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Halaka, Halakah
Talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings


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