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tzitzit — or tzitzis; also zizith noun plural Etymology: Hebrew ṣīṣīth Date: 1675 the fringes or tassels worn on traditional or ceremonial garments by Jewish males as reminders of the commandments of Deuteronomy 22:12 and Numbers 15:37 41 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tzitzit — Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Numbers 15:38 and … Wikipedia
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
zizith — zi•zith or zi•zit or tzitzith [[t]ˈtsɪt sɪs, tsiˈtsit[/t]] n. pl. Judaism. jud the fringes or tassels formerly worn on the outer garment and now worn at the four corners of the tallith • Etymology: 1670–80; < Heb ṣīṣīth … From formal English to slang
