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Halakhah

or Ha·la·kah, Ha·la·chah, Ha·la·cha

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

noun

, plural Ha·la·khahs, Hebrew Ha·la·khoth, Ha·la·khot, Ha·la·khos [hah-lah-, khawt, hah-law-, khohs]
  1. (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
  2. a law or tradition established by the Halakhah.


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Other Words From

  • Ha·la·khic [h, uh, -, lah, -, kh, ik, -, lak, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Halakhah1

First recorded in 1855–60, Halakhah is from the Hebrew word hălākhāh, literally, way
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Example Sentences

If competing courts interpret halakhah differently, all the better.

As a Jew committed to halakhah, I admit I do not understand this calculus.

Traditional teaching was, however, not confined to halakhah.

The halakhah was by no means inferior in prestige to the written Law.

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