halakhah


Ha·la·cha

or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah H0018500 (hä′lä-KHä′, hä-lä′KHə, -lô′-)n. Judaism The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.
[Hebrew hălākâ, rule, tradition, from hālak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots.]
Ha·lach′ic (hə-lä′KHĭk) adj.

ha•la•khah

(hɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ)

n., pl. -la•khahs, -la•khoth, -la•khot (-lɑˈxɔt) 1. the body of Jewish law, comprising the oral law as transcribed in the Talmud and subsequent legal codes and rabbinical decisions. 2. a law or tradition established by the halakhah. [1855–60; < Hebrew hălākhāh literally, way] ha•la•khic (həˈlɑ xɪk, -ˈlæk ɪk) adj.