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Pirke Avoth

American  
[peer-ke ah-vawt, pir-key-aw-vohs] / pirˈkɛ ɑˈvɔt, ˈpɪr keɪˈɔ voʊs /
Or Pirke Avot,

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.

Etymology

Origin of Pirke Avoth

Hebrew pirqē ābhōth chapters of the fathers

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