name
Meaning 1
Jewish law, taken as a whole
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Standard Lemma guide
Halacha
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/həˈlʌhə/
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/həlɑːˈhɑː/
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/ˌhɑːlɑːˈxɑː/
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noun
Meaning 2
A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
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noun
Meaning 3
A law or tradition established by the Halacha.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Halacha.
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noun
Meaning 5
Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Halakah, Halaka
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Broader terms: Talmudic literature
History
Etymology
From Hebrew הֲלָכָה (halakhá), from the root הלך (“to walk”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 哈拉卡 (hālākǎ) — the whole of Jewish law
- Czech: halacha — the whole of Jewish law
- Esperanto: halaĥo — the whole of Jewish law
- Finnish: halakha — the whole of Jewish law
- French: Halakha — the whole of Jewish law
- French: halakha — the whole of Jewish law
- German: Halacha — the whole of Jewish law
- Hebrew: הֲלָכָה (halakhá) — the whole of Jewish law
- Hindi: हलाख़ा (halāxā) — the whole of Jewish law
- Hungarian: halákha — the whole of Jewish law
- Italian: Halakhah — the whole of Jewish law
- Japanese: ハラーハー — the whole of Jewish law
- Korean: 할라카 (hallaka) — the whole of Jewish law
- Ladino: alaha — the whole of Jewish law
- Polish: Halacha — the whole of Jewish law
- Portuguese: Halacá — the whole of Jewish law
- Russian: Галаха (Galaxa) — the whole of Jewish law
- Serbo-Croatian: Халаха — the whole of Jewish law
- Spanish: halajá — the whole of Jewish law
- Spanish: Halajá — the whole of Jewish law
- Urdu: ہلاخاہ — the whole of Jewish law
- Yiddish: הלכה (halokhe) — the whole of Jewish law
- Aramaic: הִלְכְּתָא (hilkǝṯā) — a Jewish law
- Esperanto: halaĥo — a Jewish law
- Hebrew: הֲלָכָה (halakhá) — a Jewish law
- Hindi: हलाख़ा (halāxā) — a Jewish law
- Ladino: alaha — a Jewish law
- Russian: Галаха́ (Galaxá) — a Jewish law
- Russian: Алаха́ (Alaxá) — a Jewish law
- Swedish: halacha — a Jewish law
- Yiddish: הלכה (halokhe) — a Jewish law