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Yeshivish glossary term

perek

פרק

Meaning

  • chapter
  • chapter of a Jewish text

Usage and context

Commonly used for chapters of Tanach, Mishnah, or other Torah texts.

Category
sacred books
Language origin
Hebrew

Example in Yeshivish

We finished the perek.

Plain-English example

We finished the chapter.