tallith

American

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

Or tallit,

noun

Judaism.

plural

tallithim, tallitim, tallisim

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.

Etymology

Origin of tallith

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

From his coat Jael took a small bit of cloth suspended like an ornament on a neck cord and holding it toward Jesus said, "Her little tallith."

From The Coming of the King by Babcock, Bernie

The hood of his tallith had slipped from his head on to his shoulders.

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

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 Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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