Noun
A treatise; a tract; an essay.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdam himself is honored with the title in tractate Eruvin 18b by Rabbi Meir : "Adam was a great hasid, having fasted for 130 years." Source: Internet
As a historical source Both the Mishnah and Talmud contain little serious biographical studies of the people discussed therein, and the same tractate will conflate the points of view of many different people. Source: Internet
Among the voluminous writings of Roger Bacon is a tractate De arte memorativa. Source: Internet
Added English title page: Beth ha-behirah on the tractate Baba bathra; composed by Rabbi Menahem ben Solomon, Ha-Meiri, XIII Century of Perpignan. Source: Internet
Analysis of the manuscripts of Tractate Sukka in the Babylonian Talmud shows clearly that there are two main branches of the text of this tractate: the vulgate branch and the Yemenite branch. Source: Internet
Each tractate is divided into chapters (perakim; singular: perek), 517 in total, that are both numbered according to the Hebrew alphabet and given names, usually using the first one or two words in the first mishnah. Source: Internet