Seph. Heb. /peerdd ke" ah vawt"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /pirdd"kay aw"vohs/ , Judaism.
a treatise of the Mishnah that comprises six chapters and consists chiefly of proverbs, aphorisms, and principles of ethics, law, and religion. Also, Pirke Avot, Pirke Aboth, Pirke Abot . Also called Ethics of the Fathers .
[ Heb pirqe abhoth chapters of the fathers ]