- arba kanfoth
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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.[arba' kanaphoth lit., four corners]
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arba kanfoth
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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