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halakah

ha.la.kah \ha:-'la:k--*, .ha:-l*-'k-a:\ \h*-'la:k--.o-t(h), 
   .ha:-l*-'ko-t(h)\ \h*-'lak-ik, -'la:k-\ n or ha.la.koth or halkahs [Heb 
   habreve>la-kha-h, lit., way] pl  often cap  : the body of Jewish law 
   supplementing the scriptural law and forming esp.  the legal part of the 
   Talmud often cap  - ha.lak.ic aj