HALACHAH
\hˈalat͡ʃə], \hˈalatʃə], \h_ˈa_l_a_tʃ_ə]\
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HALAKAH, HALACHA, ha-lak'ä, n. an amplification of points not explicitly set forth in the Mosaic law, deduced from it by analogy, and arranged in the collection of legal precepts designated Halachoth.--adj. HALACH'IC, pertaining to halachoth, legal as opposed to homiletic or haggadic. [Heb.,--h[=a]lak, to walk.]
By Thomas Davidson
