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 ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew pirˈkɛ ɑˈvɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpɪr keɪˈɔ voʊs /
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 called
Ethics of the Fathers.
Origin of Pirke Avoth
Hebrew
pirqē ābhōth chapters of the fathers