n.
Variant: also ha · la · kha
Pronunciation: hä- ' lä-k ̱ ə , ˌ hä-l ə - ' k ̱ ä
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Hebrew hal ā kh ā h, literally, way
Date: 1856
: the body of Jewish law supplementing the scriptural law and forming especially the legal part of the Talmud
– ha · lach · ic also ha · lakh · ic \ h ə - ' la-kik, hä- ' lä- \ adjective often cap