tallith

American  

[tah-lis, tah-leet] / ˈtɑ lɪs, tɑˈlit /

Or tallit,

noun

Judaism.

tallithim, plural tallitim, plural tallisim plural

1. a shawllike garment of wool, silk, or the like, with fringes, or zizith, at the four corners, worn around the shoulders by Orthodox and Conservative (sometimes also Reform) Jews, as during the morning service.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• tallisim
  plural
• tallitim
  plural
• tallithim
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tallith

First recorded in 1605–15, tallith is from the Hebrew word ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak

Example Sentences

In its pamphlet distributed to teachers last week, the Ministry of Education refers to learning about Talmud and Torah, tallith and tefillin as "inspiration from the glorious past of the Jewish nation."

From Time Magazine Archive

They laid the body on the floor in front of the prison cells and covered it with the tallith as with a shroud.

From Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)

Whilst the Rabbi pronounced the curse his whole frame had shook under the folds of the tallith.

From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by Soissons, C. S. de

"Affright not Joel," Martha replied to her brother, "but tell me whether the kittuna of this Rabbi is wool or flax, or his tallith handsomely embroidered."

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

A tallith of silk of the same color was bound with a silver cord about his forehead.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Related Words

• cloth
• scarf
• stole