Mekhilta (arc|מְכִילְתָּא, IPA /məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation"; corresponding to the Mishnaic Hebrew Hebrew: מדה 'measure', 'rule'), is used to denote a compilation of exegesis in Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors.
The Mekhilta include:
Midrash halakha, a mekhilta that is seen as binding