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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, tzitzith.[1895-1900; < Heb sisith]
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Zizith — i zith, n. pl. [Heb. ts[=i]tsith.] The tassels of twisted cords or threads on the corners of the upper garment worn by strict Jews. The Hebrew for this word is translated in both the Authorized and Revised Versions ( Deut. xxii. 12) by the word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zizith — (Denk , Schaufäden), Schnüre, welche an den Ecken der Gewänder (nach den Rabbinen aber blos viereckiger Kleider) der jüdischen Männer befestigt sein sollen, um durch den Anblick derselben sich an die Gebote Gottes zu erinnern u. von Sünde zu… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Zizith — Zizith, Zizis, Schnüre, welche in den Ecken der jüdischen Männerkleider angebracht sein und durch ihren Anblick an die Gebote Gottes erinnern sollen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
zizith — ⇒ZIZITH, voir TSITSITH … Encyclopédie Universelle
zizith — variant of tzitzit … New Collegiate Dictionary
zizith — zi·zith … English syllables
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
zizith — The fringes at the corners of a tallith … Grandiloquent dictionary
zizith — /ˈtsɪtsɪs/ (say tsitsis), /ˈtsitsit/ (say tseetseet) plural noun the fringes or tassels of entwined blue and white threads at the four corners of the tallith. {Hebrew} …
zizith — … Useful english dictionary
