E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Halacha [rule].
The Jewish oral law. (See GEMA’RA, MISHNA.)
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“The halachah, . . had even greater authority than the Scriptures of the Old Testament, since it explained and applied them.”—Edersheim Life of Jesus the Messiah, vol. i. book i. chap. i.
