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Halacha¹

  • /həˈlʌhə/
  • /həlɑːˈhɑː/
  • /ˌhɑːlɑːˈxɑː/

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From Hebrew הֲלָכָה (halakhá), from the root הלך (“to walk”).

noun Halachot · Halachoth · Halachos · Halachas · halacha · halachah

  1. A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
  2. A law or tradition established by the Halacha.

proper noun halacha · halachah · halakah · halakha · halakhah · Halachah

  1. Jewish law, taken as a whole

halacha²

noun halachas · halachot · halachoth · halachos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Halacha

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noun a Jewish law

हिन्दीहलाख़ा halāxā
РусскийГалаха́ Galaxá, Алаха́ Alaxá
עבריתהֲלָכָה halakhá

name the whole of Jewish law

Españolhalajá, Halajá
한국어할라카 hallaka
日本語ハラーハー
中文哈拉卡 hālākǎ
हिन्दीहलाख़ा halāxā
PortuguêsHalacá
FrançaisHalakha, halakha
DeutschHalacha
ItalianoHalakhah
РусскийГалаха Galaxa
עבריתהֲלָכָה halakhá

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@misc{halacha_2026,
  title = {halacha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halacha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}