Etymology

halacha

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Today it means: A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature. Full definition →

Hebrew הֲלָכָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromהֲלָכָה
  2. English todayHalacha

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.