Definitions for Halakah

Halakah Ha·la·kah

Spelling: [hah-law-khuh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-lah- Halakah is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 35 anagrams from letters in Halakah (aaahhkl).

Definitions for Halakah

noun

  1. Halakhah.
  2. (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.
  3. a law or tradition established by the Halakhah.

Origin of Halakah

First recorded in 1855-60, Halakhah is from the Hebrew word hălākhāh, literally, way

Examples for Halakah

The Halakah is the outcome of this devotion in one aspect, the philosophical exegesis in another.

Clearly he is arguing here for the observance of the oral law, which later was standardized in the Halakah.

Word Value for Halakah
Scrable

17

Words with friends

16

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