halacha
/həˈlʌhə/noun
halacha is spelled H-A-L-A-C-H-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halacha means “Alternative letter-case form of Halacha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halacha is halachas or halachot.
How many letters and syllables are in halacha?
| Letters | 7: H-A-L-A-C-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is halacha?
Halacha appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce halacha?
- /həˈlʌhə/
- /həlɑːˈhɑː/
- /ˌhɑːlɑːˈxɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Halacha.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Halacha2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Halacha3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of halacha
- halachah
- halakah
- halakha
- halakhah
- halachas plural
- halachot plural
- halachoth plural
- halachos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halacha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Halacha.
noun
- 1
A law or tradition by which Jews live. They are derived from the Torah and from later rabbinic literature.
- 2
A law or tradition established by the Halacha.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does halacha come from?
From Hebrew הֲלָכָה (halakhá), from the root הלך (“to walk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).