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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
מַסֶּכֶת • (masékhet) f (plural indefinite מַסָּכוֹת or מַסֶּכְתּוֹת or מַסֶּכְתָּאוֹת or מַסֶּכְתָּיוֹת)
- a masechta/massechet (a tractate of the Mishna)
- מַסֶּכֶת חֲגִיגָה ― Tractate Hagigah
- a series, a set
- מסכת של יסורים. ― A series of torments.
- a dramatised ceremony
- מסכת יום העצמאות. ― A dramatised Independence Day ceremony.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
מַסְכֵּת • (maskét) m (plural indefinite מַסְכְּתִים)
- stethoscope
- Synonym: סְטֶתוֹסְקוֹפּ (stetoskop)