zizit

zizit Definition

zi·zit or zizith zi·zith′ (tsit′sis, tsēt sēt′)

plural noun

the fringes or tassels worn by orthodox Jewish men, formerly on the corners of the outer garment, now on the four corners of the tallit: Deut. 22:12

Etymology: Yiddish tsitses < Heb tsitsit, tassel (interpreted as pl. in Yiddish) < tsits, blossom < root cc, to blossom, bloom

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