Halacha - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Halacha :  (noun)

1: Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: Halakah, Halaka, Halacha]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Halacha : \Ha*la"cha\, n.; pl. Halachoth(?) [Heb. hal[=a]ch[=a]h.] The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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