Meanings
halacha1
plural halachas · plural halachot · plural halachoth · plural halachos
- Alternative letter-case form of Halacha.
Halacha2
plural Halachot · plural Halachoth · plural Halachos · plural Halachas · alternative halacha · alternative halachah · alternative halakah · alternative halakha · alternative halakhah · alternative Halachah · alternative Halakha · alternative Halakhah
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounTalmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Hebrewהֲלָכָה
- EnglishHalacha
From Hebrew הֲלָכָה (halakhá), from the root הלך (“to walk”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 哈拉卡
- 哈拉卡 (hālākǎ)the whole of Jewish law
Czech halacha
- halachathe whole of Jewish law
Esperanto halaĥo, halaĥo
- halaĥoa Jewish law
- halaĥothe whole of Jewish law
Finnish halakha
- halakhathe whole of Jewish law
French Halakha, halakha
- Halakhathe whole of Jewish law
- halakhathe whole of Jewish law
German Halacha
- Halachathe whole of Jewish law
Hebrew הֲלָכָה, הֲלָכָה
- הֲלָכָה (halakhá)a Jewish law
- הֲלָכָה (halakhá)the whole of Jewish law
Hindi हलाख़ा, हलाख़ा
- हलाख़ा (halāxā)a Jewish law
- हलाख़ा (halāxā)the whole of Jewish law
Hungarian halákha
- halákhathe whole of Jewish law
Italian Halakhah
- Halakhahthe whole of Jewish law
Japanese ハラーハー
- ハラーハーthe whole of Jewish law
Korean 할라카
- 할라카 (hallaka)the whole of Jewish law
Polish Halacha
- Halachathe whole of Jewish law
Portuguese Halacá
- Halacáthe whole of Jewish law
Russian Галаха́, Алаха́
- Галаха́ (Galaxá)a Jewish law
- Алаха́ (Alaxá)a Jewish law
- Галаха (Galaxa)the whole of Jewish law
Spanish halajá, Halajá
- halajáthe whole of Jewish law
- Halajáthe whole of Jewish law
Swedish halacha
- halachaa Jewish law
Urdu ہلاخاہ
- ہلاخاہthe whole of Jewish law
Yiddish הלכה, הלכה
- הלכה (halokhe)a Jewish law
- הלכה (halokhe)the whole of Jewish law
Cite this entry
halacha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halacha
“halacha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halacha. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halacha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halacha.
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