halakah

noun

ha·​la·​kah

variants or halachah or halacha

häˈläḵä 

ˌhäläˈḵä,

həˈläkə

plural halakahs

-ḵäz,

-kəz

or halakoth or halachoth

häˈläˌḵōth,

ˌhäläˈḵōth,

-ōt,

-ōs

often capitalized

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

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew hălākhāh, literally, way

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