Definitions for halakhahhɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ; -lɑˈxɔt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ha•la•khahhɑˈlɔ xə, hɑ lɑˈxɑ; -lɑˈxɔt(n.)(pl.)-la•khahs, -la•khoth, -la•khot
the body of Jewish law, comprising the oral law as transcribed in the Talmud and subsequent legal codes and rabbinical decisions.
Category: Judaism
a law or tradition established by the halakhah.
Category: Judaism
Origin of halakhah:
1855–60; < Heb hălākhāh lit., way
ha•la•khichəˈlɑ xɪk, -ˈlæk ɪk(adj.)
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