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zizith

[ Sephardic Hebrew tsee-tseet; Ashkenazic Hebrew tsi-tsis ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. 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 /

noun

  1. functioning as singular or plural Judaism a variant spelling of tsitsith
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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