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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zizith¹

First recorded in 1895–1900, zizith is from the Hebrew word ṣīṣīth

Example Sentences

As both phylacteries and tallith came into use at the divine service in connection with the recital of the Shema and the chapter on the zizith, the symbols assumed a higher meaning.

From Project Gutenberg