HALACHA

Halakah, Halaka, Halacha

(noun) Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

halacha (plural halachas or halachot or halachoth or halachos)

Alternative letter-case form of Halacha

Etymology

Noun

Halacha (plural Halachot or Halachoth or Halachos or Halachas)

A law or tradition established by the Halacha.

Proper noun

Halacha

Jewish law, taken as a whole

Source: Wiktionary


Ha*la"cha, n.; pl. Halachoth(Etym: [Heb. halachah.]

Definition: The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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