halacha

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Definition of halacha in English English dictionary

A law or tradition established by the Halacha.Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Jewish Talmudic law, taken as a whole

A law or tradition established by the Halacha

{i} complete body of Jewish religious law (includes Biblical laws, Talmudic laws, and laws formed during later times)

The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash

Hyphenation

Ha·la·cha

Etymology

() From Hebrew הלכה (halakhá, “Halacha”).