Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A code of Jewish law (halachah) written by Rabbi Joseph Caro in four sections, based on the Arba Turim (Tur); with its various commentaries, it is considered the central redaction of Jewish law.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• Y שולחן־ערוך shulkhn-orekh, lit. 'a set table'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

Shulchan Arukh, Shulkhan Arukh