Halacha (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Ha·la·chas, Hebrew Ha·la·choth, Ha·la·chot, Ha·la·chos [Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah-khawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-law-khohs]. /Sephardic Hebrew hɑ lɑˈxɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌhɑ lɔˈxoʊs/. (often lowercase)
  1. Halakhah.
noun
    • Jewish religious law
    • a ruling on some specific matter
    • that part of the Talmud which is concerned with legal matters as distinct from homiletics
    • Jewish legal literature in general
Halacha (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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