Pirke Avoth

[Seph. Heb. peer-ke ah-vawt; Ashk. Heb. pir-key-aw-vohs]

Pir·ke A·voth

[Seph. Heb. peer-ke ah-vawt; Ashk. Heb. pir-key-aw-vohs]
noun Judaism.
a treatise of the Mishnah that comprises six chapters and consists chiefly of proverbs, aphorisms, and principles of ethics, law, and religion.
Also, Pir·ke A·vot, Pir·ke A·both, Pir·ke A·bot.
Also called Ethics of the Fathers.


Origin:
Hebrew pirqē ābhōth chapters of the fathers
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