Halakah
Americannoun
plural
Halakahs,plural
Halakoth, Halakot, HalakosOther Word Forms
- Halakic adjective
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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.
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Joshua ben Hanania encouraged the proselyte Aquilas and prognosticated great success for proselytes in general as teachers of both the Haggada and Halakah.
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The Halakah, or way of life, is the fit study of the many.
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His mature works do not show any profound knowledge either of the Halakah or of the Haggadah, so that the statement is not to be taken strictly.
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What has been said up to this point indicates the position taken by Rashi with regard to the Halakah.
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