English
Halacha
Halacha comes from Hebrew הֲלָכָה, from הלך ‘to walk’, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic *halak- ‘to go’.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*halak-‘to go’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentהלך‘to walk’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentהֲלָכָהhalakhá
- EnglishtodayHalacha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*halak-‘to go’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hebrew1880s–presentהלך‘to walk’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentהֲלָכָהhalakhá
- EnglishtodayHalacha
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *halak-
Today it means
noun A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *halak- / Halacha