arba kanfoth

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• arba kanfoth — Seph. /ahrdd bah kahn fawt /; Ashk. /ahrdd beuh kahn feuhs/, Hebrew. a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males. Also, arba kanfot, Ashk.… …   Universalium

• arbaʿ kanfot — ▪ Jewish garment also spelled  arbaʿ kanfoth (Hebrew: “four corners”) , also called  ṭallit qaṭan , or  tallith katan        (“small shawl”), Jewish religious garment that apparently came into use during times of persecution as a substitute for… …   Universalium

• arba kanfot — noun see arba kanfoth …   Useful english dictionary

• zizith — Seph. Heb. /tsee tseet /; Ashk. Heb. /tsi tsis/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Judaism. the fringes or tassels formerly worn at the corners of the outer garment and now worn at the four corners of the tallith and the arba kanfoth. Also,… …   Universalium