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halakah

noun, often capitalized
ha·​la·​kah
variants: or halachah or halacha \ häˈläḵä , ˌhäläˈḵä , həˈläkə \
plural halakahs\ -​ḵäz , -​kəz \ or halakoth or halachoth\ häˈläˌḵōth , ˌhäläˈḵōth , -​ōt , -​ōs \

Definition of halakah

: the body of Jewish oral laws supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud — compare aggadah , midrash

History and Etymology for halakah

Hebrew hălākhāh, literally, way

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