Ha·la·cha or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah (hä lä- ä , hä-lä , -lô-)n. Judaism The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures. [Hebrew h  l kâ, rule, tradition, from hlak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots.]Ha·lak ic (h-lk k, -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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| Noun | 1. | Halacha - Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures Talmudic literature - (Judaism) ancient rabbinical writings |
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