arba kanfoth

arba kanfoth: Seph. /ahrdd bah" kahn fawt"/; Ashk. /ahrdd"beuh kahn"feuhs/, Hebrew.

a rectangular piece of cloth with fringes at the four corners and a hole in the center for the head, worn under the clothes by Orthodox Jewish males.

Also, arba kanfot, Ashk. arba kanfos. Also called tallith katan.

[arba' kanaphoth lit., four corners]

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arba kanfoth — … Useful english dictionary
arbaʿ kanfot — ▪ Jewish garment also spelled arbaʿ kanfoth (Hebrew: “four corners”) , also called ṭallit qaṭan , or tallith katan (“small shawl”), Jewish religious garment that apparently came into use during times of persecution as a substitute for… … Universalium
arba kanfot — noun see arba kanfoth … Useful english dictionary
zizith — Seph. Heb. /tsee tseet /; Ashk. Heb. /tsi tsis/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Judaism. 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,… … Universalium

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