Halacha
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From Hebrew הֲלָכָה (halakhá), from the root הלך (“to walk”).
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Halacha (plural Halachot or Halachoth or Halachos or Halachas)
- A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
- A law or tradition established by the Halacha.[1]
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a Jewish law
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Halacha
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the whole of Jewish law
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- ^ Random House Unabridged Dictionary
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Halacha f
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Declension of Halacha