tallith

American  

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

Or tallit,

noun

Judaism.

plural

tallithim, tallitim, tallisim

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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Etymology

Origin of tallith

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

One morning I put on my phylacteries and tallith in order to perform the prescribed prayers, but I could not utter a single sentence out of the prayer book before me.

From Project Gutenberg

As both phylacteries and tallith came into use at the divine service in connection with the recital of the Shema and the chapter on the zizith, the symbols assumed a higher meaning.

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She saw him go down in his working clothes; she did not know that he had hidden the tallith under his apron.

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

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Related Words

• cloth
• scarf
• stole