Masekhet

A masekhet (Hebrew: מַסֶּכֶת‎, Sephardic: /mɑːˈsɛxɛt/, Ashkenazic: /mɑːˈsɛxɛs/; plural masekhtot מַסֶּכְתּוֹת‎) is an organizational element of Talmudic literature that systematically examines a subject, referred to as a tractate in English.

A tractate/masekhet consists of chapters (perakim; singular: פרק perek or pereq).