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Pir•ke A•voth

Pronunciation: ( Seph. Heb.pēr-ke' ä-vôt'; Ashk. Heb.pir'kā-ô'vōs), [key] 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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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