tallith katan

[ Sephardic Hebrew tah-leet kah-tahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew tah-lis kaw-tawn ]

Hebrew.

1. arba kanfoth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tallith katan¹

ṭallīith qāṭān literally, little tallith

Example Sentences

His tallith katan, a small prayer shawl worn by many Orthodox Jews under their shirts, had to be made of cotton instead of wool �which might set off a static spark and ignite the anesthetic in an operating room.

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