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Halachah

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

noun

(often lowercase)
Halachahs, plural Halachoth, plural Halachot, plural Halachos plural
  1. Halakhah.


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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

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

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

Halachah, Halakah, Halacha, ha-lak′�, n. an amplification of points not explicitly set forth in the Mosaic law, deduced from it by analogy, and arranged in the collection of legal precepts designated Halachoth.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 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with the Halachah, or practical contents of the Rabbinic law, and the guide which he compiled to the Talmud soon superseded all previous works of its kind.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

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