Halachah

American  

[hah-law-khuh, hah-lah-khah, hah-law-khaw] / hɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ, ˌhɑ lɔˈxɔ /

noun

(often lowercase)

plural

Halachahs,

plural

Halachoth, Halachot, Halachos

1. Halakhah.

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Example Sentences

In its earliest forms identical with the Halachah, or the practical and legal aspects of the Mishnah and the Talmud, the Midrash, in its fuller development, became an independent branch of Rabbinical literature.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Abaii interrupts his exposition of this Halachah in order to enumerate certain antidotes to chronic fever which, he says, he had learned from his mother.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

The Halachah does not enjoin as Rabbi Yossi says, and even he prohibits it only because of the risk there is in consulting demons.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

Three thousand Halachoth were forgotten at the time of mourning for Moses, and among them the Halachah respecting an animal intended for a sin-offering the owner of which died before sacrificing it.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

He dealt exclusively with the Halachah, or practical contents of the Rabbinic law, and the guide which he compiled to the Talmud soon superseded all previous works of its kind.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel