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Mishna Terms 2
A continuation of Mishna Terms 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| פרקים Prakim | Chapters (Plural form of the word פרק -Perek) |
| מסכתות M'sichtot | Tractates (Plural form of the word מסכת - Masechet.) 1. a treatise; essay. 2. any of the books of the Talmud. |
| סדר Seder | Order |
| סדרים Sdarim | Orders (Plural form of the word סדר - Seder) |
| סדרי Sidray | orders of... |
| ש"ס Shas | Acronym for ששה סדרים (An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word.) |
| ששה סדרים Shisha S'darim | Six Orders |
| ששה סדרי משנה | Six order of Mishna The Mishnah consists of six orders (sedarim, singular seder סדר), each containing 7–12 tractates (masechtot, singular masechet מסכת; lit. "web"), 63 in total, and further subdivided into chapters פרקים containing משניות paragraphs. |
| מקרא Mikrah | "That which is read" refers to the Written Torah |
| גמרא G'mara | The rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah. "Study" or "learning by tradition" (It a Aramaic word (not hebrew)) |