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1514:Tevul Yom
1367:Sanhedrin
1341:Kiddushin
1214:Ma'aserot
1161:קָדָשִׁים
1149:נְזִיקִין
1145:(Damages)
1024:"Soferim"
948:"Soferim"
855:Masechet
782:("joys").
641:to Esther
435:Ruth Zuta
245:Tannaitic
182:Leviticus
68:Tannaitic
1494:Mikva'ot
1423:Bekhorot
1413:Menachot
1408:Zevachim
1377:Shevu'ot
1290:Megillah
1260:Shekalim
1234:Bikkurim
1204:Shevi'it
1199:Kil'ayim
1184:Berakhot
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840:converts
824:Tefillin
780:Semakhot
733:and the
722:mishnaic
703:Talmudic
1610:Mishnah
1557:Judaism
1519:Yadayim
1489:Tohorot
1479:Nega'im
1443:Me'ilah
1438:Keritot
1433:Temurah
1428:Arakhin
1397:Horayot
1321:Nedarim
1316:Ketubot
1311:Yevamot
1300:Hagigah
1285:Ta'anit
1255:Pesahim
1245:Shabbat
1224:Challah
1209:Terumot
1167:Tohorot
1143:Nezikin
1137:נָשִׁים
1133:(Women)
1109:(Seeds)
1089:Mishnah
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818:Mezuzah
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770:Soferim
751:in the
735:Midrash
715:Mishnah
711:Tosefta
707:Mishnah
618:Ketuvim
596:Nevi'im
328:Tanhuma
95:Amoraic
82:Tosefta
77:Mishnah
1620:Talmud
1524:Uktzim
1499:Niddah
1474:Oholot
1469:Keilim
1458:Kinnim
1453:Middot
1418:Hullin
1382:Eduyot
1372:Makkot
1336:Gittin
1275:Beitza
1270:Sukkah
1250:Eruvin
1131:Nashim
1125:מוֹעֵד
1107:Zeraim
905:ou.org
753:Talmud
731:Talmud
691:Hebrew
550:Targum
157:Exodus
99:Gemara
1555:This
1509:Zavim
1484:Parah
1448:Tamid
1331:Sotah
1326:Nazir
1229:Orlah
1194:Demai
1189:Pe'ah
1026:. In
950:. In
561:Torah
499:Later
210:Sifre
126:Later
1561:stub
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