A tractate (Hebrew: מַסֶּכֶת masekhet, Sephardic: [mɑːˈsɛxɛt], Ashkenazic: [mɑːˈsɛxɛs]; plural: מַסֶּכְתּוֹת masekhtot) is an organizational element of Talmudic literature that systematically examines a subject. A tractate/masekhet consists of chapters (perakim; singular: פרק perek).
A tractate (Hebrew: מַסֶּכֶת masekhet, Sephardic: [mɑːˈsɛxɛt], Ashkenazic: [mɑːˈsɛxɛs]; plural: מַסֶּכְתּוֹת masekhtot) is an organizational element of Talmudic literature that systematically examines a subject. A tractate/masekhet consists of chapters (perakim; singular: פרק perek).
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