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Halacha

(häˌlä-ᴋʜäˈ, hä-läˈᴋʜə, -lôˈ-)

or Ha·la·khah also Ha·la·kah

noun
Judaism

The legal part of Talmudic literature, an interpretation of the laws of the Scriptures.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew hălākâ, rule, tradition

Origin: , from hālak, to go; see hlk in Semitic roots

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Related Forms:

Ha·lakˈic (hə-lăkˈĭk, -läˈᴋʜĭk) adjective

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