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zizith
[ Sephardic Hebrew tsee-tseet; Ashkenazic Hebrew tsi-tsis ]
noun
, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- 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.
zizith
/ ˈtsɪtsɪs; tsiːˈtsiːt /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zizith1
First recorded in 1895–1900, zizith is from the Hebrew word ṣīṣīth
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Example Sentences
"He [me, HBS] looks like us with his Kippah and Zizith," he told his younger brother who was standing there, quite bewildered.
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