Definition of zizith in US English:
zizith
plural nountsēˈtsēttsēˈtsēt
Judaism The 613 fringes of thread, symbolizing the 613 commandments in the Hebrew Scriptures, formerly worn at the corners of the shawl-like garment known as a tallith.
Example sentencesExamples
- Seeing the zizith, the mezuzah and the succah are iconic representations, or visual stimuli.
- What was the need, then, for a specific text to prove the permissibility of mingling wool and flax in zizith?
- They pressure him to confess that he hides arms under his shirt, in the zizith.