Halakhah
or Ha·la·kah, Ha·la·chah, Ha·la·cha
[ hah-law-khuh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khaw ]
noun,plural Ha·la·khahs, Hebrew Ha·la·khoth, Ha·la·khot, Ha·la·khos [Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khohs] /Sephardic Hebrew hɑ lɑˈxɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌhɑ lɔˈxoʊs/ for 2.
(often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
a law or tradition established by the Halakhah.
Origin of Halakhah
1First recorded in 1855–60, Halakhah is from the Hebrew word hălākhāh, literally, way
Other words from Halakhah
- Ha·la·khic [huh-lah-khik, -lak-ik], /həˈlɑ xɪk, -ˈlæk ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby Halakhah
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How to use Halakhah in a sentence
If competing courts interpret Halakhah differently, all the better.
A Divorce Made in Heaven: Don’t Reform Israel’s State Rabbinate. Shut It Down. | Gershom Gorenberg | December 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a Jew committed to Halakhah, I admit I do not understand this calculus.
The Chief Rabbinate Proves Jews Would Be Better Off without It | Gershom Gorenberg | October 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTraditional teaching was, however, not confined to Halakhah.
The Halakhah was by no means inferior in prestige to the written Law.
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