הלכה

הֲלָכָהf. (הלך) 1) (cmp. מִנְהָג) practice, adopted opinion, rule.ה׳ כ־ in practice, the opinion of … is the rule. Keth.77a ה׳ כמותו; a. v. fr.ה׳ למשה מסיני a usage dating from Moses as delivered from Sinai, i. e. a traditional law or a traditional interpretation of a written law. Kidd.38b; a. fr. 2) in gen. traditional law, tradition, custom. Orl. III, 9 הערלהה׳ the application of the laws of Orlah (v. עָרְלָה) outside of Palestine is traditional or a custom (הילכות מדינה, v. Kidd.38b).Y.Bets, II, 61b top לה׳ as a traditional opinion (of a teacher), opp. לעובדא as his own decision for practice. Y.Dem.III, 23c bot., sq. מה׳ according to a custom. Ker.13b ‘which the Lord has spoken (Lev. 10:11) זוה׳ that means traditional interpretations. Ib. III, 9 (15b) אםה׳ נקבל אם לדיןוכ׳ if it is a tradition, we must accept it, but if it is a logical inference, there may be an objection to it. 3) law, contrad. to אֲגָדָה. Ber.31a מתוך דברה׳ from discussion about a law, opp. ה׳ פסוקה a decision arrived at after discussion. Ib. 47b המחדדין … בה׳ who whet each others wits in legal discussion. Snh.82a נתעלמה ממנוה׳ the law had escaped his memory. Ib. ראה … ונזכרה׳ he saw an act and recalled the law; a. v. fr.Pl. הֲלָכוֹת, constr. הִלְכוֹת, הִילְ׳. Kidd. l. c. הי׳ מדינה (v. R. S. to Orl. III, 9; ed. הלכתא מדינה, corr. acc.) the usages of the country (outside of Palestine). Y.Hor.III, end, 48c אילוה׳ that means the collections of laws (Mishnah). Tem.14b כותביה׳ those who reduce traditions (oral law) to writing. Snh.67b הי׳ כשפים the laws concerning the punishment of witchcraft. Ib. הלְ׳ יצירה mystic practices. ‘Sabb.32a; Tosef. ib. II, 10; a. v. fr.הלכה in Talmud Y., heading of Mishnah, in Talm. Bab. מתני׳.