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Pirke Avoth

or Pir·ke A·vot, Pir·ke A·both, Pir·ke A·bot

[ Sephardic Hebrew peer-ke ah-vawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew pir-key-aw-vohs ]

noun

, Judaism.
  1. a treatise of the Mishnah that comprises six chapters and consists chiefly of proverbs, aphorisms, and principles of ethics, law, and religion.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pirke Avoth1

Hebrew pirqē ābhōth chapters of the fathers

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