Jastrow: הוֹלָכָה

הוֹלָכָה f. (הָלַךְ Hif.) 1) leading, carrying. Yoma 27ᵃ הוֹלָכַת איברים וכ׳ the carrying of the portions of the sacrifice to the altar ascent. Zeb. 14ᵃ ה׳ שלא ברגל לא שמה ה׳ carrying without moving the feet (handing over without walking from the spot) is not called holakhah. Ib. 15ᵃ ה׳ זוטרתי immediate sprinkling from a slaughtering place near the altar, opp. ה׳ רבתי actual carrying.—שליח לה׳ a delegate sent by the husband to deliver the letter of divorce, opp. שליח לקבלה a delegate authorized by the wife to receive &c. Gitt. 62ᵇ; a. fr.—[ 2) drawing the slaughterer’s knife in a forward direction, v. הֲבָאָה.]