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ethics of the fathers

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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.


Origin:
Heb pirqē ābhōth chapters of the fathers
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